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Care Packages and Thank-You Notes for our Troops in Afghanistan
self | 7-3-04 | patriciaruth

Posted on 07/03/2004 5:35:38 PM PDT by patriciaruth

Our troop support group finally found a way to send care packages to our troops in Afghanistan, and I've received a couple letters this week requesting goodies. We're pretty excited about finally making contact, and are inviting others who want to show support to join us.

If you can't afford to contribute money or goods, the troops also really appreciate letters, cards and notes, and request your prayers for their safety and peace of mind.

The first set of care packages and thank you cards and notes that we sent to Afghanistan for the Fourth of July were received with joy and you can read about them on the second half of our last thread, Write a Thank You Note to a Soldier in Iraq this Memorial Day Weekend

We've been collecting goodies and contributions toward the next set of care packages to go to Afghanistan. Our contact there will send them to the troops at the outlying fire bases, and has requested toiletries, movies, paperback books, snacks, and games for them.

Also, there are ongoing requests from a group of soldiers near Kirkuk in Iraq for items for the poor village schools and children in the surrounding area, specifically elementary school supplies and children's toys and crayons 24 to a box are a special project of theirs.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Announcements; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; carepackages; military; oef; supportourtroops; thankyou; troopsupport
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To: MJY1288

The DVD/VCR was to go to Kirkuk, Iraq. I hope you used the address for C.A. for that one.


301 posted on 08/24/2004 8:09:00 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: AuntB

Did you mail your goodies to Mike? He just got a box of books. Is that yours?


302 posted on 08/24/2004 8:10:15 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth
I'm working on a scam negotiation that I hope will net me two complete PlayStation 2s with controllers and a handful of games. Real estate deal.

I know you've already sent a PS1 and games, but could you use these as well? Let me know if so.

303 posted on 08/24/2004 8:10:38 PM PDT by asgardshill (The Republican's best weapon lies midway between John Kerry's nose and lower chin.)
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To: asgardshill

Oh, I'm sure Bagram would love one, and I'm sure Balad or Baghdad would take number 2. If not, we'll check with Walter Reed.


304 posted on 08/24/2004 8:12:14 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth

Done then. I should know by this weekend - I'll Freepmail you with the details.


305 posted on 08/24/2004 8:13:13 PM PDT by asgardshill (The Republican's best weapon lies midway between John Kerry's nose and lower chin.)
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To: asgardshill

Oh, I was just about to FReepmail you that Wes Craven's trilogy came today with How to Deal...Just in time. I'm sealing the box with requests from Kirkuk tomorrow.


306 posted on 08/24/2004 8:13:38 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth
OOPS! You're correct.....

MJY <------------------- hides head in shame :-)

307 posted on 08/24/2004 8:14:09 PM PDT by MJY1288 (John Kerry Says he Would Conduct a More Thoughtful and Sensitive War on Terror)
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To: MJY1288

You'd only have to hide your head in shame if you'd sent it to the wrong place. LOL!


308 posted on 08/24/2004 8:15:27 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth

LOL, I had to look at past FR mails to refresh my memory :-), And then I remembered writing Kirkuk on the box :-)


309 posted on 08/24/2004 8:18:56 PM PDT by MJY1288 (John Kerry Says he Would Conduct a More Thoughtful and Sensitive War on Terror)
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To: patriciaruth
I didn't originally intend to send all 3 Wes Cravens, but I had to since it was the only way I could get The Serpent and the Rainbow in there. (The local copy I had mysteriously disappeared just like the last two legs of the Alien trilogy did, hence the DVDs. The mice are brutal around here.)

Please don't hold the shipment on these two PS2s - they'll probably take a week or more to get. They're display demos from a local store but the controllers will be new (you can't really refurb them successfully). I'll have my technical guru look them over for functionality before sending them, and he's got the memory modules you need to play stuff like Grand Theft Auto Vice City, so those will be in the shipment as well. I have no idea what games he has but he has a ton. Again, more later.

310 posted on 08/24/2004 8:21:11 PM PDT by asgardshill (The Republican's best weapon lies midway between John Kerry's nose and lower chin.)
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To: asgardshill

Oh, we don't expect to see the PS2 right away if at all.

It's a maybe. And they would go all by themselves, insured.

Don't send them to me if you get them. I'm going to give you an East Coast address, to keep the postage costs down, if you manage to snag them.


311 posted on 08/24/2004 8:26:02 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth

However you want to handle it. The postage is negligable, but I'll send them to wherever you want them.


312 posted on 08/24/2004 8:27:11 PM PDT by asgardshill (The Republican's best weapon lies midway between John Kerry's nose and lower chin.)
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To: patriciaruth

Hey there patty .. thank you for the update. Do you need any help on the postage costs ?? .. I can send something off in the mail to help


313 posted on 08/24/2004 8:28:59 PM PDT by Mo1 (FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
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To: Mo1

I'm glad you have deep pockets. I used to before I started doing this project.

Yes, postage donation will be very appreciated, as the pogie bait box is very heavy, and the box to Kirkuk is also heavy. Then I've got alot of movies and some books piled up to go to Bagram. Then there's the box of fragiles/liquids. And more books.

And we're just opening communications and coordination with Soldiersangels, which may mean we'll be getting requests from wounded soldier starting to come in in a few weeks.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!


314 posted on 08/24/2004 8:40:14 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth
Hi, I'm just now seeing this thread. I have so many books and I'd love to send some, also can shop for whatever is needed to send to you. How do I do that? Freep mail me with instructions.

Goldfinch, mom of a service member

315 posted on 08/24/2004 8:55:51 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
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To: patriciaruth

Hi! I mailed the package to you yesterday, don't know who Mike is. I'm still working on the books, have a "deal" going with a dealer to get some good buys (cross your fingers), if that happens I'll get the address from you to send them directly to a base.

My son contributed a dvd and cd to the toiletries, candy, hot weather cool wraps, (1 doz. is all I got made...got sick of the things after making them for the firefighters!)vitamins, toys, etc. Hope it will all be useful.


316 posted on 08/24/2004 9:37:19 PM PDT by AuntB ("Go count your blessings and when you're done come complain to me." MY Grandma!!)
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To: patriciaruth

May have been mine, a little late out of the blocks.


317 posted on 08/24/2004 10:11:12 PM PDT by norton
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To: norton

Ah!

Could you FReep me a list of the titles and authors so I can direct any duplicates I get to another base?

I know it's a bit of work, but I'd appreciate it.


318 posted on 08/25/2004 12:01:11 AM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: AuntB

Your box sounds fabulous! I can't wait to see the goodies.

I'd better get these two boxes out tomorrow so I have room in the livingroom for your stuff.


319 posted on 08/25/2004 12:06:37 AM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth

Don't get too excited, it's a small box!


320 posted on 08/25/2004 4:00:00 PM PDT by AuntB ("Go count your blessings and when you're done come complain to me." MY Grandma!!)
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