Last summer, we featured the Long Ashes Cigar Club (LACC) for their generous cigar contributions to the U.S. soldiers of the Kandahar Koughers Cigar Club, stationed in Afghanistan. This past holiday season the LACC were at it again with a care package filled with Altadis USA products including boxes of VegaFina cigars and Montecristo hats.

Below is a letter from Michael Kittner, the organizer of the LACC:

“Eager to honor our loyalty to civic works, Long Ashes Cigar Club’s Kandahar Koughers Cigar Club care package 2.0 arrived safely in Afghanistan!...

Kandahar Koughers is a cigar club that meets once a month—usually every last Friday—in Afghanistan. Due to their schedule and dearth of products, their club relies heavily on donated cigars for its herfs. This being Long Ashes Cigar Club’s second care package since August, we feel privileged to once again assist the brave men and women who form Kandahar Koughers Cigar Club.

This demonstration of gratitude toward our heroes bested care package 1.0. This one consisted of an astounding 155 cigars, thirty Montecristo hats, and a personal word of encouragement for our heroes. Additionally, Jason and Walter Bowden, owners of Creative Designs LLC, supplemented our cigar portion of the package with countless everyday items that are scarce in Afghanistan: deodorant, various snacks, drink mixes—you name it, Walter included it. He also sent gratis duffle bags and hats, all embroidered with the KKCC logo.

All in all, Walter shipped thirteen large priority boxes to the brave men and women defending our freedom.”

Keep up the good work, guys. If you or your cigar club is doing cool, philanthropic or innovative things, let us know and maybe you’ll be featured on The Cigar Life.