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February 2014 Adoption - USS Mason

Moms,

I'm proud to announce our February Adoption of the USS Mason DDG-87. They are about half way through a nine month deployment in the Gulf/Mediterranean region.

Let's provide these sailors with a Mardi Gras celebration - color theme is purple, green and gold. I will send the beads, let's send them masks and decorations in the spirit of this party!

This crew consists of 250 men and 75 women and pillowcases are a go :)

Following is a list suggestions from our contact:

Letters from home first and foremost
Chocolate chip cookies or your favorite cookie
Brownies
DVD's
Any games - card, board, etc.

Anything you send will be greatly enjoyed and appreciated!!

Let's show them some Molly Mom Love!

Ship Date: February 19 - 24th

Please indicate on the box if you are including decorations so our contact can prepare the area

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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on February 3, 2014 at 2:08pm

Tamme, Go to the Molly's Adopt A Sailor page and at the top, click on "MAS We Ship Love." Request to join and as soon as I see it, I will approve you. Then you will have access to the addresses whenever you want!

Thanks! Pat

Permalink Reply by Lynda on February 3, 2014 at 6:34pm

the address is located in the "We Ship Love" group - please locate the group and ask to be added.

Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on February 8, 2014 at 7:49am

I haven't heard of that one Staci. I haven't played anything other than Candy Land and Hungry Hungry Hippos in a while! haha

I need to get some cookies made and freeze them. I have mailed them many different ways. What is everyones best way to mail them?

Tamme, I may be coming to your neck of the woods early summer! Maybe you, Sheryl and I can get together at Toast again?!?!

Permalink Reply by sheryl Navy 2 on February 8, 2014 at 10:39am

Kim ( Ethan's mom) we most definitely will meet up with Tamme . Girls day out .

Tamme came to see me last week at the shop and I got to meet Wade and kaitlyn :) super sweet couple and live just 4 miles from me .
How are your wedding plans coming Kim ?

Permalink Reply by Lynda on February 9, 2014 at 12:51pm

Bar cookies travel well - I've sealed and stacked - the less shaking the better they travel I think. Cookies - I usually stack, seal (ziplock is my usual method) then pack securely with loose hard candy to fill the gaps.

Anyone else have ideas or suggestions?

Permalink Reply by chowchow on February 9, 2014 at 3:25pm

actually Some of the sailors on one of my son's tours let me know to send cookies in a tube like the pringles chip containers & they also said when I sent them sealed with my food processor the cookies did not crumble & stayed fresh. So just a couple of ideas. Plus I agree the less wiggle room the better.

Permalink Reply by HuskerFan on February 10, 2014 at 4:13pm

I agree with chowchow. That is how I typically ship mine. If I have any 'wiggle room' I add jolly ranchers or something to the top, then I tape the lid on the container to make sure it doesn't come off when it ships also.

Permalink Reply by HuskerFan on February 11, 2014 at 10:51am

I have to admit, I don't know if they make it in one piece or not. I sent 10+ dozen to I believe the Nov MAS group and didn't hear anything, good or bad if they made them. I did just ship 10 tins of cookies to a bunch of sailors in A school down at Lackland. They all survived the trip there. I've never shipped bar cookies, so I wasn't sure how they would ship. I typically do decorated sugar cookies, cake balls, things like that. Good luck! I'm excited for this group. I bought some new cookie cutters this week to make some mask cookies and then decorate with Mardi Gras theme colors!

Permalink Reply by navymommo on February 10, 2014 at 3:02pm

Hi Molly's Moms!

I am a mom of a sailor on the USS Mason. How WONDERFUL for you to take the time to remember them! Yes- they are into their 7th month since leaving Norfolk. It is bi\eginning to feel like a LONG time since they were home. s- they love homemade things. Your letters will mean the world to them. One thing I am hearing is that they are running out of space- so please think of this when packing.

Thanks for all you are doing! You are Awesome!!!

Navymommo

Permalink Reply by chowchow on February 16, 2014 at 10:44am

Ok update on what my group at work has. I went & got a bunch of Mardi Gras masks, decorations, plates & etc. to fill one box. Plus cross word, word search, cards & etc. My baking pal is making sugar cookies Mardi Gras colors. Plus lots of snacks. I believe I will have 3 boxes, 1 party supplies & the other 2 games, cookies & snacks.

Chow

Navymommo I will pack as tight as I can.

Permalink Reply by carols_kitchen on February 17, 2014 at 12:42pm

How is the Mardi Gras adoption coming along? February is such a short month, that the shipping date will be here before we know it!