On January 21, we held our first large packing party for 2012. A special thanks to Daren, Rick, James and Jenell for their assistance and use of the USMP warehouse.
We packed 171 care package boxes this past weekend for our soldiers serving overseas in Afghanistan. In addition to Valentine themed items, we also shipped snacks, coffee, toiletries, blankets, DVD's and assorted other items.
There are still roughly 100,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan.
For our troop contacts in Afghanistan who were not recipients of the above January care packages, we will continue to make smaller shipments throughout January, February and March. Our next large packing party is tentatively scheduled for the end of March, and will be coordinated with our receipt of Girl Scout cookies.
As always, thanks to all the volunteers and donors who helped make the packing party a success.
For those inquiring about our special requests, we now have a special request for a large number of pillows, twin mattress pads and sheets.
