[patriciaruth]

Easter is April 24 this year. This will mark our cut off for mailing chocolate candy until October Halloween packages.

Anyone who wishes to send an Easter care package, please let me know. Meanwhile I could use some modest donations toward these two care packages, or for the upcoming Easter boxes.

Mailed January 21, 2011, to base near Kandahar, 2 more care packages 12X12 flat rate.
Box 4, value $50.70, postage $12.95
45 heart shaped Valentine candy boxes with 3 Russell Stover chocolate candy treats
1 bag Hershey’s Valentine milk chocolate kisses
Popular Mechanics magazine for Feb/2011
Imprimis newsletter with North Korea discussion

Box 5, value $38.85, postage $12.95
7 large bags trail mix (tropical, mountain, and I forget)
1 bag Hershey’s Valentine kisses
3 tubes hair conditioner cream
2 perfume sample pages

P.S. As you can see the postage price for military care packages has gone up.

[airborne]

As always, you are doing an incredible job, keeping the morale of our brave troops high!

As of the beginning of 2011, I am an “empty nester”.

I am spending lots and lots less on food (surprise, surprise) so I can afford to send you some financial assistance.

Too late to send it today, but I'll put a check in the mail tomorrow for you and the “Merry Band of Patriots”!