Operation Care for our Troops
Last year, my family and I
orchestrated local participation in Operation Christmas Card- an organization
dedicated to the collection and distribution of Christmas Cards for our troops
both home and abroad. Locally, with the help of our community, my VERY
DEDICATED and SUPPORTIVE scrapbookers and card makers, and local schools,
we collectively created and collected 2,500 Christmas cards! This was quite an
accomplishment and we were proud to be apart of such a great cause. I will
again be working on this project in 2012 but we would like to take it a step
further.
So, this year, my family and I, and hopefully
our community, will be participating in a program we are calling: Operation:
Care for Our Troops. We will be putting together Zipper Pouches for the troops
filled with letters and cards for the soldiers themselves, handmade blank cards
that they can send back to their loved ones, as well as personal items requested
and or needed. Some items that have been requested thus far are: Jolly
Ranchers, Gillette Shaving GEL (not foam), and razor heads (not disposables as
they are tearing the men's faces with the frequent shaving and at times water is
not available).
(here is one of the
bags before personalization--there are also masculine prints)
The pouches are being ordered from Thirty-One
Gifts and will be personalized with expressions of thanks from home. These will
serve as the packaging, but can also be useful once the "happies" have been used
as they are perfect for tablets, readers, letters from home, etc.
Suggested personalization are:
Thank You
Thank u For Service
God Bless U
You Are Our Hero
Team USA
After personalization, shipping and tax, the
Zippered Pouches cost are right at $25.00. All commissions will then be
returned to the project to help pay for filling the bags and the shipping of the
pouches to the servicemen/women. We are looking to individuals, and
businesses within our community, friends and families, to help with the
purchasing/donations of the bags. We have also contacted local businesses to
help with the cost of the supplies for the bags. To help, you can donate a bag
in one of three ways:
1. Use the PayPal Link below. The cost of one
bag is $25.00. You may contribute in whatever amount that you would like to
do. You can pay the partial cost of a bag, a full bag, or for multiple
bags. Bags of assorted colors and personalization will be purchased with all of
the funds generated.
2. Send a Check to: Tonya Sheridan 130
Stuart Court Luray, VA 22835. Please indicate on the memo line: Operation Care
for our Troops. You may use your returned check as a receipt, however, I will
also send a receipt to you.
3. Use the on-line link to purchase a bag
on-line. https://www.mythirtyone.com/248374/ .
Click on: Place an order. Then select the open on-line party: Operation Care
for Our Troops. And here you can place your order. Here you can choose your
favorite pattern and personalization. Payment may be made there with a secured
website. Please select the option of shipping the bag directly to the hostess
(me) to lower the cost of shipping.
For each bag donated, the donors name will be
included in the bag if desired. All bags need to be purchased/ordered by
November 15th. My Daisy Troop will be helping fill the bags on our November
29th meeting so they may be mailed on November 30th. The November 15th order
date will guarantee their arrival in time.
For more details, or questions, e-mail me at: inallsassiness@gmail.com.
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