[MoJo2001]

 

 

OPERATION SEASON'S GREETINGS BEGINS

In order to bring a "little piece of home" to our Troops overseas, we have joined our resources with ProudPatriots.com to kickoff our campaign.

Below we will explain to you everything you will need to know in order to help us bring some joy and happiness to our Troops.

Thank you to everyone that has already enthusiastically signed up to help. We greatly appreciate everything!

How can I help?

First, anything that you send is greatly appreciated.

Here are some of the items that have been requested:

- Phone cards (International)

- Music CD's, any genre including Christian to Rap music

- Books (Paperback or hardcover)
**Please steer clear of political books**

- DVD's (any genre of movies, but no pornography)

- Electronic handheld games (can be found at Walmart, Target, or Kmart)
**Make sure to send batteries as well**

- Socks (any size, they will fit someone)

- T-shirts (brown for work)
**We thought it would be cool if our Troops received a t-shirt from various States to show that the support is nationwide. Or you can make them at home and send them along!

- Portable MP3 or CD players
(Maybe several folks can go in together to do this.)
- Portable DVD or regular DVD players
**Also a project that a group of people could put together**
 

- Any XBox, GameCube, PS2 (Playstation 2) PSOne, DreamCast, Nintendo64, or Gameboy games. (Instead of buying new, you can find many used games locally at game stores. Make sure they aren't scratched, but they are just as good as a new one and cheaper.)

-Crossword puzzlebooks or any kind of brain teaser games.

- Footballs, Nerf footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, or baseball gloves, baseballs, or frisbees

- Christmas decorations

- Hanukkah decorations

***FOOD***

The weather is cooling down and therefore, CHOCOLATE is in order.

Any homemade cookies, candies, fudge, or brownies are greatly appreciated. We would ask that you package it in a tin with no rattling.

Any type of NATURAL Jerky is greatly appreciated as well. NO PORK.

Any type of candy bar, hard candy, or the like is also greatly appreciated.

***IMPORTANT***
Please pack everything in baggies.
 

As we get more requests from overseas, we will add to the list.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Most people don't realize just how important a little something from home is to our men and women. Especially during the holiday season. It can be the difference between having another lonely day or having a wonderful holiday.

Items will be collected until November 15th, 2004.

If you would like to make a donation, you can do so at The Proud Patriots (please scroll down to the bottom).

If you would like to send a gift card, you may do so either online to proudpatriots@proudpatriots.com or you can send it to the address below. Thank you!

All items can be shipped to the following address:


Proud Patriots
26 Towne Centre Way
# 741
Hampton, VA 23666

After the items are received, they will be delivered to NCTAMS LANT DET HRDS where they will be packaged and sent to our various contacts in the region. Most of these items will go to specific units or to one of our designated Chaplains.

The contact people at NCTAMS LANT DET HRDS are IT1 John Young and ITCS Steven Reeves.

What is Proud Patriots?

Proud Patriots.com was started to help bring outside organizations in to provide care packages for our Troops. We began ProudPatriots.com almost 6 months ago. It has been a labor of love and we are finally getting everything in order to help our Troops in any way we can.

You would probably recognize the members of ProudPatriots.com  because they are from our own Canteen. Anyone that is interested in joining our cause, please email us at proudpatriots@proudpatriots.com .

If you would like to print out copies of the letters for your work, business, Church, clubs, or schools, you can do so by clicking on the above logo. Thank you!

If you have any further questions, please FReepmail Kathy In Alaska, Brad's Gramma, HiJinx, or MoJo2001.

[Kathy in Alaska]

But, but, but......who will cook?

[Soaring Feather]

[RaceBannon]

Jesus...Noah?...David!

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners . . . Did W Do It??? . . . I think so!!!!

God Bless you Sir!!! . . .

. . . Thank you Fawnn for this beautiful pledge.

[MoJo2001]

[Exit148]

Carville, Begala and Rather --- and I'd poison the food.

Then I want to --er--cook something memorable for a few gals -- How about Hill, Elizabeth, and------- Teresa?

[Alberta's Child]

1. NASCAR legend Junior Johnson
2. Canadian country music legend Ian Tyson
3. former Montreal Canadiens Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden

[HiJinx]

Wow, this is tough.

Hmmm....an historical dinner party for four, non-relatives...

George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.

Of course, that only covers a small slice of History...

[vrwcagent0498]

Only 3?

I'd want Ann Coulter, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Neal Boortz, Michelle Malkin.

They'd be a lot of fun!

[Smarti Pants]

I'd love to have dinner with Jesus, Moses and Joseph (the one who wore the coat of many colors)

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

First guest -- Jesus.

Second guest -- GW.

Third guest -- Jane Austen.

Of course, I'd invite my entire family as well.

[Libloather]

3 Dinner Guests You'd Like To Hangout With...

I have no idea. But without 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, Howlin, Liz, Aloha Ronnie, Rondog or Mudboy Slim, I ain't goin'.

Thank you all for keeping everything very real...

[The Toad]

Jesus Christ, Sam Adams, George Washingon.

[Denver Ditdat]

Jimmy Doolittle, Winston Churchill, Teddy Roosevelt.

But that's just tonight, and based upon recent reading. Ask again a couple of weeks from now and I'd probably answer differently.

[Mr. Silverback]

OK...well, breaking bread with Jesus would be outstanding. Other possibilities are too many to list, But I'm pretty sure George Washingotn and Ronald Reagan would win out.

Note that if I had not already found and married a lovely wife, that list would be very, very different...

[willyboyishere]

Teddy Roosevelt, Jim Robinson, Tony Orlando.
Don't ask me why.

[Fawnn]

Karen Hughes, George W. Bush, and, depending on who'd be willing to pick up the tab, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, or Michelle Malkin ;)

(I'm assuming that W will bring Laura with him.)

[GummyIII]

Jesus
Erma Bombeck
Albert Einstein

I had a hard time picking between Einstein and Heinlein. I suspect the latter would be better company, but the former would be so intriquing!

G'night all. I hope I awaken to a red map in the morning.

[rlmorel]

Winston Churchill, Adm. James Stockdale and Benjamin Franklin.

I am having dinner with two extraordinarily liberal women tomorrow night. I love them both dearly, and respect them, but...they HATE GWB. I hope he wins, not to rub it in or make my life easier, but because it is the best thing for our country.

Making my life easier tomorrow night would just be a nice side effect of a GWB win.

[Wonderama]

Well, after the great win tonight...George W, Queen Elizabeth I and John Lennon.