Posted on 11/14/2004 5:53:59 PM PST by learner
I have decided to give to those serving in the armed services as opposed to my children and wife for Christmas. However, I want to direct these funds to an efficient provider; i.e. more funds for those providing and less for the marketers. I would appreciate advise from those of you who know as to who can deliver on this basis. Thanks , George
International Calling Cards.......
Puts families in contact ...best gift for all of our military deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.......nothing quite like the gift of a child, wife ,husband, mother , father or sweethearts being able to hear from a loved one for 10 or 20 minutes.
That's what I gave this year......
This is a very sincere post to my fellow FReepers. As some of you know, I post from Seoul, Korea and work as a civilian at Yongsan Army Garrison. Due to my "Rotund" physique, I often get tagged with playing Santa during the holidays.
I make this offer to FReepers that want to donate a phone card to a soldier on the DMZ here in Korea:
Send me a private reply expressing your desire to do so. If I receive commitment for enough cards, I will provide my APO address for these folks to send the cards. I will then make the 1 1/2 hour trip up to the DMZ, put on my Santa suit and make sure that each and every card is delivered to an unaccompanied soldier on the DMZ.
I'll be waiting to hear.
For what it's worth, the cards are much cheaper to buy here and the soldiers do not have access to 800 numbers, so we might have to get creative here.
PS. I'm not in this to make so much as ONE cent and will pay my and my wife's own way to the DMZ.
Ray in Seoul, Korea
He is asking for "Boots" - for the Iraqi kids because they have only sandals that are lousy in the mud of the Iraqi winter.
He has been sending regular reports on the situation in Iraq - they are upbeat and detail progress being made. I plan to get a package together with several pair of boots and socks. You may find it a good cause also.
KVI Boots for Suits
As many of you heard, Lt. Bryan Suits wants to collect boots and warm socks to hand out to the Iraqi kids. Most of them are still wearing sandals although the weather has grown colder and it rains a lot.
If you would like to help out Bryan, you can by sending him children's -sized rubber rain boots and wool socks. Packages can be mailed directly to Bryan at:
Lieutenant Bryan Suits C CO, TF161INF
3BCT, 1CavDiv
APO AE 09348
Thanks for supporting Boots for Suits!
Currently we are sending things to 5 units in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.
The latest threads of our The Merry Band of Patriots are
Christmas cards and letters for our Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
Care packages and Thank-you Notes for our Troops in Afghanistan
Christmas for our Troops in Kirkuk
WRITE A THANK YOU NOTE TO A SOLDIER IN IRAQ THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Here are some old threads we have been involved with in no particular order.
Holiday FReepmail Messages for our Troops needed
News from Kosovo about Care Packages received
Donations for Christmas Presents for our Troops in the Field
Fasting and Prayers for our Military and the suffering People of Iraq
Project Kosovo, Remembering our Forgotten Troops in the FRY
Thank's Sweetie! I was only Kidding! :*)
You and I know you were kidding...it escaped others... ;)
Nice site! Good luck with that!
Learner: How about a donation to the Disabled American Veterans? I've been supporting them for a long time now, and they are on the up & up. Sadly, many of the troops that will be returning to us will be disabled in some way.
http://www.dav.org (Non-profit organization)
We've stopped "gifting" within our extended family, too. We pool our money and do something similar. Between all of us, it's usually $500 or more to donate somewhere.
Any packages should be sent via USPS "Priority Mail". They should get there in two to three weeks.
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