Thank the Veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces.
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Posted on 11/10/2004 8:03:44 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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| 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.
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Thank you HopeandGlory for the lovely pledge.
Thank You for Honoring our Veterans
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Read: Isaiah 53
[Jesus] humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. —Philippians 2:8
Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8
As Christians, we understand the spiritual significance of Christ's sacrifice at Calvary, but it's easy to forget about the tremendous agony He endured there. The worst aspect was separation from the Father, but the physical suffering was also horrible beyond comprehension.
In his book Dare To Believe, Dan Baumann shares some thoughts that can deepen our gratitude for what the Savior did for us. He wrote, "We have perhaps unwisely and sometimes unconsciously glamorized the cross. Jewelry and steeples alike are often ornamental and attractive but carry nothing of the real story of crucifixion. It was the most painful method of public death in the first century. The victim was placed on a wooden cross. Nails . . . were driven into the hands and feet of the victim, and then the cross was lifted and jarred into the ground, tearing the flesh of the crucified and racking his body with excruciating pain. Historians remind us that even the soldiers could not get used to the horrible sight, and often took strong drink to numb their senses."
With a fresh awareness of our Savior's physical agony, let's thank Him anew for His sacrifice at Calvary. He loved us so much that He was willing to die for us—even the painful death of the cross. —Richard De Haan
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