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FOURTH OF JULY organizing attempt:

Looks like snacks and drinks are covered for Tal Afar if you add up these packages. They could use 40 more flag plates and napkins. They have enough cups.
TAL AFAR
Kattracks mailing May 15, 2006, to Tal Afar
2 boxes Pop Weaver Popcorn (4 packages per),
2 pkgs. French's Potato Sticks,
1 bag Chex Mix,
1 bag Chex Sweet & Salty Mix,
2 pkgs. Rolets Fried Rinds,
10 boxes Slim Jims (5 per),
1 tub of Tang (makes 6 qts.),
1 tub of Country Time Pink Lemonade (makes 8 qts.),
1 tablecloth (blue with stars border),
20 red plates, 20 blue plates, 20 Flag plates,
60 napkins (20 each R/W/B) ,
100 cups (50 red, 50 blue),
2 Flag balloons (w/string),
1 tabletop decoration (R/W/B streamers).

Fanfan mailing May 11, 2006 to Tal Afar
1 package of Dare 'Ultimate Maple Leaf' cookies. 350 grams.
1 package of Dare 'Ultimate Cinnamon Danish' cookies. 350g.
2 packages of Crystal Light Pink Lemonade, 2 pouches/box. Each box makes 3 litres.
2 packages of Crystal Light Cranberry Breeze, 2 pouches/box.
2 packages of Werther's Original hard candies, 198 g, ea. (maybe 20/bag).
1 large bag Strawberry Twizzlers, (red licorish) 454g.
1 package Excel sugarless spearmint gum, (4 packs)
1 box Higgins and Burke green tea. 20 bags.
1 personal size One Step hand sanitizer.
1 box of 50 Cottonelle unscented personal wipes.
Book: Net Force (Tom Clancy series)
a pack of cards,
some USA flag stickers and skin tattoos
a red Frisbee with Canada logo

DrDeb mailing around May 12, 2006, to Tal Afar
2 books:
Rebel in Chief (Fred Barnes)
Saddam's Secrets (Georges Sada)
2 Burt's Bees 'Lifeguard's Choice' lip balm
1 deck of playing cards
Beef Jerky
6 Candy/Gum:
bag of Jelly Belly 'Bunny Corn'
box of Dubble Bubble bubble gum
giant tootsie rolls
Necco wafers and Smarties
Jelly Belly bubble gum
Pop Rocks candy

SENCLander mailing around May 9, 2006, to Tal Afar, 6 boxes
2 boxes (100 ea) of Slim Jims,
36 pkgs Orbit gum,
35 Nature Valley granola bars, 35 Nature Valley trail mix bars,
36 pkgs Welch's dried fruit,
60 pkgs Oreos,
45 tube pkgs Planter's nuts,
4 boxes (10 ea) Country Time lemonade on-the-go,
6 boxes (40 ea) Bigelow tea-in-no-time,
an NFL draft magazine, 3 Cabela's catalogs, and 1 Ducks Unlimited catalog.

STRYKER on the Syrian border needs a lot more stuff, or we could just send these items of kattracks to Mosul instead, and Coop and I could send our lemonade mix and plates and cups to Stryker at the border. And then get a couple volunteers to send food items, like cookies or cans of stacked potato chips.

Kattracks mailing May 15, 2006, to Stryker near Syrian border (but may want to reroute to Mosul instead.
4 pkgs. French's Potato Sticks,
1 lg. box Crunch n' Munch,
10 boxes Slim Jims (5 per),
1 jar Roasted Peanuts (1 lb.),
2 pkgs. Rolets Fried rinds,
1 pkg. Chex Ceddar mix,
pkg. of Chex Cheddar mix
1 tub Kool Aid Cherry mix (makes 8qts.)
tub Kool Aid Tropical Punch mix (makes 8 qts.),
30 Flag plates, 36 cups (12 each R/W/B),
36 Flag napkins
1 tablecloth (blue w/ stars border),
2 Flag balloons,
1 tabletop decoration.

Patriciaruth has these items which could be sent to Stryker at the border
3 canisters (96 qts) Country Time lemonade
10 3x5” flags on wooden sticks
200 flag napkins
212 small flag plates
180 large flag plates

Coops has offered to get 200 16 oz red and maybe some blue plastic cups and maybe some filler food items to send. He could send these to Stryker at the border, too.

Stryker at Mosul
MOSUL
Kattrack could send her package here, and JoyjoyfromNJ could divide her decorations up, and send half to Stryker at the border and half to Mosul

SENClander could help send some food items, like cookies or canisters of stacked potato chips in a box or two.
JoyjoyfromNJ has posted her decoration items, and here they are. She can put these lists together and give us an update of what she’s got and how she’s going to divide them.
200/250 small flag "toothpicks" ; about 6 RWB "star" thin wire garlands (18 to 25 yards each); 4 RWB-flag banner/pennants (12 feet each)
Updated decoration list for Mosul from memory:
LOTS of flag picks (300+); 5 metallic flag banners, approx 11 ft each; 1 flag banner 12 feet; 1 plastic "bunting" banner, approx 12 ft;10 RWB wire garlands approx 18 to 25 ft each; 200 napkins;70 RWB "chinese" yo-yo's (they flick in and out from a stick);5 RWB tablecloths. Will be checking out another party supply store this afternoon and will post updates, probably tomorrow afternoon. I'm aiming to get this all in the mail Saturday May 13. Will post when mailed

a 500 ft roll of RWB crepe streamer and 7 bags of RWB balloons (15 total balloons per bag)

I have packed 4th of July boxes for Tal Afar and border Stryker.

Tal Afar includes: cookies, Crystal Light on-the-go packets, tea-in-no-time packets, slim jims, beef jerky, napkins (showing three guys grilling outside on the front), red buttermint creams, RWB balloons, baseball bounce balls, cracker jack, watermelon shaped and flavored bubble gum, tinsel RWB garlands, 2 CD's of patriotic songs, and a bag of plastic insects (can't have a 4th of July picnic without insects!).

Stryker includes: tea-on-the go, Crystal Light on-the-go, beef jerky, slim jims, pringles, the watermelon bubble gun, cracker jack, napkins (above), baseball bounce balls, RWB balloons, paper flag banners, starburst centerpieces, buttermint creams, insects (above), sunblock lip balm, individually wrapped hand sanitizing wipes.

I haven't addressed the boxes yet, so if you want me to send them somewhere else, let me know.