****Very First Central Florida Get~Together****

Where: Downtown Panera


http://www.yellowpages.com/info-LMS55907917/Panera-Bread


Panera Bread
227 N Eola Dr
Orlando, FL 32801 Map

(407) 481-1060
We will get together, have lunch, chat...have coffee, chat....have more coffee ...chat..


When:
January 17th,2009

Time:
2pm-???

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Comment by Jackie on January 15, 2009 at 12:18pm

I promissed Patty that we would behave ourselves!!LOL

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 15, 2009 at 12:07pm

cold....cold. and more cold

I suggest layers...so you can strip off for us....
whoohoo...strippers in Panera...LOL

Comment by Jackie on January 15, 2009 at 12:05pm

What is the temp. going to be down there on Sat? Just trying to figure out how to dress. I am so excited!!!!

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 15, 2009 at 11:58am

2 more days..
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Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 13, 2009 at 3:58pm

Ok girls just got off the phone with Ingrid and Panera is fine with us all jamming up there place...one little thing....I guess there is a parade downtown Sat. a.m. but they said it should be cleared out..
Ingrid and I will arrive early to save place...and spread our wings...
see ya Sat girls...oh....darn...I am NOW PM my cell again to all
xooxoxoxxooox

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 13, 2009 at 1:46pm

Jackie the one on Sandlake is most likely your best bet....time wise etc
I don't want you to miss out now, would I LOL
oxoxoxoxoxox

Comment by Jody Gault on January 13, 2009 at 12:59pm

Jackie, the Old Time Pottery location in Altamonte would be quite a distance from downtown Orlando (approx. 30-45 mins. away). Not sure if Lake Mary is still open-you can check on Old Time Pottery.com and find locations. However, Lake Mary is quite a distance also. I'm not the greatest with directions however, so you may want to check there anyway to get your driving schedule/path together. Look forward to meeting you on Saturday and have a safe trip!

Comment by Diane Awbrey on January 13, 2009 at 12:47pm

Not sure if I can make it but will try - if not I look forward to hearing from more moms and meeting again. This is a great opportunity for us all. Thanks again, Diane Awbrey

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 13, 2009 at 12:24pm

As all of you can see I have posted the information on our *Adopt a Sailor* project here on N4Ms...I really do hope that everyone would at least bring 1 item so that we may -possibilty-make a few boxes from "Sunny florida" to our sailors that are currently deployed!

And WOW...15....this event is becoming the talk of the town. I am so happy and excited. We are gonna have a blast. Once again I will PM all of you my cell # just in case anyone has ANY questions...PLease don't even think twice about calling me.
NOw I have to go to all of our newcomers pages and read up on all our Moms....Want to know everything
xoxooxxoxo-see ya all Sat. Whoohoo

Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on January 13, 2009 at 12:20pm

Announcing our January Sailors!
Posted by Angie F.- WA: HM mom on December 31, 2008 at 4:01pm in Molly's ADOPT A SAILOR project
Back to Molly's ADOPT A SAILOR project Discussions
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! So, as you all know, Molly has had a rough time of it in Dec, recovering from a scary surgery! Meanwhile, we all watched and waited for mail drop day on the RMD. That happened on Christmas Eve! =) That same night, Molly sent me a PM, asking if I'd like to be the January Mom for the Adopt a Sailor Group. So, after my younger ones went off to bed Christmas night, my Sailor and I jumped on to the anysailor site and started going down the list. What a memorable time for me. I am so honored to have been asked! I'm counting on you all to help kick off our new year in a big way. :D

So glad you all indicated a desire to focus on Afghanistan, because that's what my Sailor son really wanted too. :-) He left the final details up to me. After consulting with Molly and her team, I have narrowed it down to this Group of 40 males and 15 females in Afghanistan:

19 Dec 2008:
"My unit is attached to multiple MP Companies. our living conditions are good; we live in huts and connex boxes with electricity 110. we have a free laundry service on base so we don't require any laundry type items. We have a microwave at work but no kitchen. any non perishable food would be wonderful. Also, some freezys would be nice too. I am representing my unit. We are always running short on tan t-shirts, various sizes would be wonderful. mostly medium and larges. It is getting cold where I am, so hand and foot warmers are also nice. My unit is from all over the United States. We are a unit of Individual Augmentee's."

Here's the contact name and address:
Dean Mathisen
Attn: Any Sailor
Task Group Trident
APO AE 09354


So there you have it, these are all of our Sailors, from all across the country! Watch your spelling of his last name, I keep messing up! Also specify if your package is intended for Females!

FYI: For those of you who really like to know how things work and/or are new to this Group and the Adopting a Sailor process, you can go see the "How we pick Sailors" discussion and the previous months' Groups to get a better idea.

As of the last day of Dec 2008, there were 97 Groups-listed in Dec- available to Adopt! Of those, 38 are in Iraq, 31 in Afghanistan,13 are at Sea, 5 are in Kuwait, 3 are in Dijiboti, and there are 2 each in Bahrain, Qatar and Cuba! To further narrow down our selection, I chose to look at only the 23 Afghan Groups who have female Sailors too (know how you moms like to buy girly stuff, there was one with 30 females only, tempting!), preferably more than 1-3 of them, double digits if possible. Finally, because you all did such a GREAT job responding to the needs of our Nov/Dec Sailors, we looked at larger groups of 35 or more, knowing that you Navy Moms could easily rise to the occasion and any smaller group would probably be too overwhelmed by your generosity! There were only 4 groups of 40 Sailors or more, 3 had been requested by other sponsors 20-60 times. Our Group is very new and has only been requested 8 times. So, we really have a chance to make a difference for some very special, dedicated and COLD Sailors who probably VOLUNTEERED for this mission. :-) Send a letter and/or a care package, both are sooo encouraging to them! Your love and support are needed and appreciated. God Bless you all!
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