1,214 Care Packages Shipped
as of 10-4-05 

Next shipment November 16, 2005   

       2004-2005 National President JoAnne Ott designated $8,000 from the Special Program Fund to be used for shipping and/or to purchase items if necessary. This plus your generosity at National Convention, brings the total amount of monies received to 0 0 0 0 0 Natl Conv Troops.jpg (85722 bytes)support this project to more than $29,021 since June 2003. Thanks to your support, we have kept ahead of expenses throughout the length of this project so it is been completely self-supporting.   

 






Items Requested By Soldiers Include:
(Updated as of 10-4-05) 

  • Snacks/food in small, non-crushable packages: Oreos and other cookies

  • Pringle’s potato chips, Doritos’; Slim Jim’s beef jerky; Rice Krispy treats; canned pull-top fruit or soup; pudding cups; cheese/peanut butter crackers, individual packages of cereal, breakfast bars, etc.

  • Kool-Aid with sugar—Gatorade with sugar—Tea with sugar added (please do not send individual packets as they tend to break, send small plastic containers of these products).

  • Word puzzles, cards, travel games, baseballs, frisbees, magazines

  • Non-aerosol shave cream, razors (we need these items for men and women)

  • Tooth brushes and paste

  • Huggie Baby wipes

  • Toilet paper and Kleenex

  • Skin-So-Soft bug lotion or pump spray (non-aerosol)

  • White tube socks, Sports Bras-Size 34B-36B; Cotton panties sizes 5, 6, 7

  • Bar soap, small containers of shampoo, body wash, facial creams, cleansers, cocoa butter, lotions (that won’t draw bugs), sunscreen

  • Feminine hygiene products (maxi pads, tampons, panty liners etc.)

  • Chapstick or other lip balm

    Please consider how much it would cost to ship whatever you send; do not send large, heavy items. Send items that would boost their morale. A game or something that is fun, food that is delicious, a brand name face cream that makes them feel special, or a magazine that keeps them in touch with home. Send items to Brenda Kelley, Ladies Auxiliary VFW National Headquarters, 406 W. 34th St., Kansas City, MO 64111.

    MSgt Keith Morrison has asked us to help with the letter/get well card campaign he has started for the wounded at Balad Air Base in Iraq.

    I started a letter/get well card campaign for the wounded at a large Theater Hospital we have here. All the wounded are brought here and it’s a lot of service members. My original thought on the letters and the get well cards started as a way for my children, nieces and nephews to do something for the troops. They were all asking what they could do to get involved. I asked them if they would be interested in writing letters or get well cards to the wounded service members and they were so excited, they told their schools and all their friends. What they are doing is writing letters of thanks, pride, and comfort to them, or just sending get well cards. They got so involved in it that I decided to get the word out to as many people and organizations as I could. Anything you can do to send cards, or just getting the word out, would be so appreciated by the wounded service members.

    MSgt Keith B. Morrison (ASM)
    USAF – 732 ECES/CCF
    APO AE 09315-9997
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    I am currently serving in Norway, yes know what your thinking how tough, which it can be when it comes to cost. Just wondering do you have a coupon collecting club? Looking to receive coupons for the others stationed here to cut down on the cost of food for families at the BX. Coupons can not be older than six months past the expiration date.

    Darrin Warfield
    PSC 68 Box 46
    APO, AE 09706

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