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There are so many ideas out there, groups that actually will send packages or gifts to our troops, recipes, themes, all kinds of ideas it would be fun to have an area to store them even though we have them scattered in other groups.
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These are opinions and ideas just of a personal note from Carla Street. My email is crlstrt5@msn.com if you have any questions or comments. Please let me know if any of the links don't work now or you have problems with them. Feel free to share these in other groups or with friends. Please leave on any credits I've left on, these aren't MY ideas, they are ones I've gathered from other groups and friends.
If you can't tell, I believe in the right to protest, the right to your opinion, but 100% support my military. I do it just in a personal way and want to encourage you to do what every you can to also support them, all politics aside. There are sites to do things like protect our medals and to send prayer blankets, you name it, they have it. Most of them are free. Always give credit to who first shared it if you can and respect their rights.
ADVICE: If you are sending personal care packages, use the flat rate boxes. They are FREE from the post office. They CAN be used for military and APO FPO addresses. As a matter of fact they have just developed a larger box that they give a discount if you are sending it APO/FPO. Go to www.usps.gov and type in "flat rate". You can get the boxes shipped to you from the post office for FREE in boxes of 25. Same with the custom slips. It's much nicer to do it at home. Don't bother with trying the faster services you have to pay more. Those only get it to someone faster stateside. These only get there as fast as the military gets them there. Expect a package to take at least 10 days to 14 days to arrive. In Afghanistan it takes often takes longer.
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Comment by Madonna/Joe's MOM 2 hours ago - Thanks Francine!! Have a great Thanksgiving to all!! Thank you God for the safety of all our service people!!!
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Comment by Francine on November 22, 2009 at 1:39pm -
http://www.uscav.com
Here's a good website too.
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Comment by Francine on November 22, 2009 at 1:35pm
- There's a website foxsocks.com
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Comment by Madonna/Joe's MOM on November 22, 2009 at 1:18pm
- I found them at target...they are in a small square plastic box nex to the Purex liquid. Where can I get fox sox?
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Comment by Michaels mom Karen on November 19, 2009 at 9:58pm - I had never heard of the Purex sheets before but will be looking for them.
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Comment by galefrank on November 19, 2009 at 9:50pm - Suzann, The Purex sheets had not come here yet. I think they are a great idea. Something to put on my list if he deploys again.
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Comment by Michaels mom Karen on November 19, 2009 at 7:44pm
- Now that you are washing socks make sure you send them some foxsox to wash. My son said that they were the best thing I ever sent him. They will send to Iraq free.
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Comment by Madonna/Joe's MOM on November 19, 2009 at 5:01pm
- Carla Street love the story about the washing socks. I love stories like that. They definitely put a smile on my face :)
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Comment by Madonna/Joe's MOM on November 19, 2009 at 5:00pm
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LOL That's a great idea. My friend and I was just discussing that then I logged on and my question was answered... Thanks Suzann!! LOL
My son too is on the Truman and he spent his Birthday on the ship this past August so I can totally relate to that feeling. They was actually out at sea so I didn't think I could send a cake....but I am learning. Next year will be better :)
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Comment by Suzann on November 19, 2009 at 4:41pm - The best thing I sent my son was the 3 in 1 wash sheets that purex has...he loves then, the container is slim and he only has to throw in one sheet for wash, fabric softner and static reduction. So that is how I solved the wash situation.....one sheet does it all and it comes from home (me).
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