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.
I am in. Let me know.
I'm good for a $10.00 contribution.
We can send either a DVC/VCR combo or a straight DVD player from Sam's Club. Which do you prefer?
I believe I am the one you discussed this with before.
I'll FReepmail you. THANK YOU for your generosity!
We'll keep a tally as the weekend goes by. Thank you both for offering to chip in for the Xbox!
Oh my gosh, I completely forgot, I still have the DVD player sitting in my room with a remote, ready to go.
Mutual interest ping.
I'm good for $20.00 Let me know where to send the money.
Thanks! - Terry
I'm going to collect the money and send asgardshill a check for the total in order to help him maintain his cover.
My cover is already blown, so it isn't such a big deal for me to do this. I'll FReep you my address.
I accept checks, cash, money orders, and Wal-Mart shopping cards!
Madden NFL 2005, NBA 2004, HOCKEY, AND BOXING
If you have one of these games that you'd be willing to send to Afghanistan via our troop support group, please contact me.
I'd gladly send some,but not only don't I have any,I don't even know what an Xbox is. Sorry.
I'll be posting a thread in a couple of days for holiday cards and letters for the troops.
We hope to hear from you again then!
Cheers!
Patty
That I can do...just ping me.
Madden NFL 2005, NBA 2004, HOCKEY, AND BOXING
If you have one of these games that you'd be willing to send to Afghanistan via our troop support group, please contact me.
I can do that.
This is SO cool what you are doing. Be assured the soldier in Afghanistan will get a great setup and the games they want.
BUMP!
You could also set up a paypal account, take donations, and purchase it to send out to them.
Hi Patricia Ruth, I'm in for $10! Please FReepmail me the address and I can send if off right away :) Thanks for all you do for them!
I had a paypal account four years ago and let it lapse. When I tried to set up a new one early in the summer, it wouldn't accept my credit card because it was already on the old one, and it wouldn't let me enter the old account because it was "locked."
I'm going to try again to straighten it out this coming week now that the election is over and I have more time.
After all, I have this Paypal credit card now that I got trying to end run their mess, but no dice.
So, I expect to spend five or six dollars on the phone wading through their holds and bureaucracy....
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