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See posts above for some recent emails from the war zones.
Welcome!
I shipped 196 valentines to the Stryker Brigade in Mosul on Monday, February 6, in one pre-paid Priority Mail box. Here's the list:
48 Scratch Game valentines (tic-tac-toe, etc.)
36 stand-up Dirt Bike and ATV valentines
24 Make-A-Face valentines (blank faces with various eye/nose/mouth stickers)
40 Race Car valentines with mazes on the back
48 Airplane valentines (they fold up into paper airplanes)
I wrote on each valentine some or all of the following, depending on space: "To: Our Hero, From: The Merry Band of Patriots, We love you!"
I packaged them in 7 Ziploc bags of 25, plus one Ziploc bag of 21, so they have an easier time counting and distributing them.
I ordered these from Current Catalog, and it took a lot longer for them to get shipped to me than I had expected. So let's all pray that they get to Mosul in time for Valentine's Day! (I think they'll be fun for the soldiers even if they are a little late.)
I also filled the empty space in the box with:
1 can mixed nuts
1 box hot cocoa mix, 10 envelopes
2 bags microwave popcorn
A couple small Ziploc bags of chocolate candy
God bless our troops!
Abigail Adams
(Patty, could you ping people to my post? Thanks!)
I got an email from Operation AC saying they have 500 soldiers who are looking to be adopted. Their web site is www.operationac.com.
We adopted a soldier from them last year. Part of what they do is a soldier can sign up to be adopted and can indicate if they want new boots. Then the person who adopts them can buy the boots for them (about $100) or can ask Operation AC to send the boots (no cost to you) to the soldier on your behalf.
Just thought I'd pass along the info. :-)