Posted on 11/14/2004 5:53:59 PM PST by learner
Sorry, George....you should have clarified your post....I did not know they were adult children.....then, by all means......sorry for the lack of intelligence...!
Go to Tony Snow show
http://www.soldierride.com/donate.asp
Operation AC may still be out there. This is the lady who sent thousands of AC units to Iraq plus other supplies. She has a web site and she is a real gem. Her son is an MP in Iraq.
You should be able to search Google for Operation AC. She lives in Maryland I think. I think her name is Frankie something.
Now donating to family members -- especially the family of someone who's died in comabat -- that's a different matter. I think Sean Hannity is accepting donations for scholarships of the children of KIA's. That sounds like a wonderful cause.
I wouldn't have thought this of someone who signed up in '99, but I fear "learner" is a troll, alas.
Thanks Kathy.
My Children are not denied , not are they "children," in the sense one would call someone "children." They are all above 21.Children are the people who question my motivations and reasons for supporting the troops. I can afford to do it and I know that my family will think it is an appropiate way to do Christmas.So I am merely looking for an efficient way to do it.
writing paper, cards, DVD's, CD's, socks, canned fruit, ramen noodles, cocoa, coffee, hand held video games, now's a good time for chocolate, paperbacks, foot powder, cigs, hard candy...I even sent a salami and cheese, christmas decorations......the list is endless....use your imagination
Yup. Troll. Sigh.
Here's a really good idea....Do you have a military family in your neighborhood with a service member in Iraq?.....volunteer your services to them...shoveling snow, home repair...a movie pass or dinner coupon......I would have loved for someone to have shoveled my driveway or cut my grass when my hubby was gone...
I think they even have a site on the Internet where you can place an order to be shipped "anywhere". The name is Katz's Deli.
LOL....the salami and cheese was a big hit with my hubby.....didn't last too long, he shared it with his fellow troopers...
OperationAC.com is worth checking out. They'll help you "adopt" someone or apply your donation to their shipments of boots, heaters (ACs in summer), etc. the men need in Iraq & Afghanistan. They're very legit & low overhead...the woman who runs things has been interviewed on many conservative talk shows & was on about a month ago begging for more people to "adopt". Good luck and THANK YOU and your family for what you're doing!
Could you include sites that help the families of these troops? Knowing their families are taken care of would mean a lot to them.
THAT iS TWICE YOU HAVE SUGGESTED MY INTENTIONS WERE LESS THAN CORRECT. WHAT ARE YOU SUGESTIONS? OR DO YOU MERELY CALL MEMBERS SINCE 99 TROLS? I THINK YOU ARE A JERK AND TOTALLY MISSED THE POINT.
gEORGE
When my brother was deployed to Saudi Arabia, I sent him packages of books and magazines. There were some regulations about content, but he told me that everyone he knew appreciated the reading material. They were very bored!
If you don't know service members personally, I don't know how you would find out who needs stuff. I wish you'd gotten more helpful or specific answers to your question!
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