Just when you think things are settling down a bit. Wham...Don't get to comfortable in your daily activities. Someone else will find something they want you to help with. The saying goes, "If you want something done, ask someone to help that is busy any you will get it done."
Julie has always been a great help to me here at the office. So now that her brother will be going to Bagdad next month, her sister-in-law has ask that we help doing Operation Santa for the troops. She has done the research and will be placing boxes around at different businesses in hopes of gathering the supplies to fill the Christmas socks for the troops. We have a pattern what size they want the socks , so some of us will be sewing socks. By November 1, all that we have gathered together will be taken to Peoria where the socks will be put together and shipped out to the troops.
Items being collected are: Travel size only: toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, lotion, Kleenex pack, hand sanitizer, disposable razors (No pink), baby wipes, lip balm, AA batteries; hand/foot warmers, black soxs; cards/letters of support; CD's/DVD's. Snacks--individual size, gum-sugar free; hard candy,tootsie rolls, sweet tarts, hot chocolate, crystal light-all flavors, breath mints, rice krispie treats, beef jerky/beef sticks; chips, Doritos's, pretzels, etc. ; energy bars, instant oatmeal, cup o' soup.
Anybody interested in donating there will be a drop off box here at Tica, Inc., Miles Chevrolet, Holy Family, Probably at our Church here in Decatur. Or send us money, we'll go shopping for supplies for you.
Since I'll be sewing some socks, if you have scrap material big enough for socks, don't throw it out. We'll make socks to be filled for our troops.
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