Navy For Moms2024-03-29T11:31:50ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1954132666?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/heads/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1xkt0zqovhzf6&feed=yes&xn_auth=no2018 groupstag:navyformoms.ning.com,2018-04-02:1971797:Topic:103598092018-04-02T00:03:50.632ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p>Hospice Veterans 12</p>
<p>USS Iwo Jima 2,800 DONE</p>
<p>AF unit 50</p>
<p>Hospice Veterans 6 + 8 lap quilts</p>
<p>Marine Vet 1</p>
<p>USS Oak Hill 258 so far need 732</p>
<p>Hospice Veterans 17 (1 was given to a Rear Admiral who came to visit)</p>
<p>AF unit 200</p>
<p>USS Farragut 350</p>
<p>USS Arleigh Burke 323</p>
<p>KS NG unit 149</p>
<p>Army D…</p>
<p>Hospice Veterans 12</p>
<p>USS Iwo Jima 2,800 DONE</p>
<p>AF unit 50</p>
<p>Hospice Veterans 6 + 8 lap quilts</p>
<p>Marine Vet 1</p>
<p>USS Oak Hill 258 so far need 732</p>
<p>Hospice Veterans 17 (1 was given to a Rear Admiral who came to visit)</p>
<p>AF unit 200</p>
<p>USS Farragut 350</p>
<p>USS Arleigh Burke 323</p>
<p>KS NG unit 149</p>
<p>Army D Co 96</p>
<p>USS Jason Dunham 360</p>
<p>Tucson NG unit 106</p>
<p></p> 2017 Misc groupstag:navyformoms.ning.com,2017-02-04:1971797:Topic:101205222017-02-04T03:28:58.965ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p>160 USS Texas Done</p>
<p>408 USS Lake Champlain Done</p>
<p>353 USS Michael Murphy Done</p>
<p>70 OH National Guard Unit Done</p>
<p>338 AF 354th Bulldogs Done</p>
<p>200 OH National Guard Unit Done this was a different POC</p>
<p>313 USS Porter Done</p>
<p>241 AF 22 EAS unit Done</p>
<p>333 USS Wayne E Meyer Done</p>
<p>204 AF unit 816 EAS …</p>
<p>160 USS Texas Done</p>
<p>408 USS Lake Champlain Done</p>
<p>353 USS Michael Murphy Done</p>
<p>70 OH National Guard Unit Done</p>
<p>338 AF 354th Bulldogs Done</p>
<p>200 OH National Guard Unit Done this was a different POC</p>
<p>313 USS Porter Done</p>
<p>241 AF 22 EAS unit Done</p>
<p>333 USS Wayne E Meyer Done</p>
<p>204 AF unit 816 EAS Done</p>
<p>10 Seabee unit Done</p>
<p>335 USS Oscar Austin Done</p>
<p>27 AF search/rescue unit Done</p>
<p>321 AF PSC 447 AMXS Done</p>
<p>354 USS James E Williams Done</p>
<p>32 Marine Unit Done</p> USS Wasp, USS San Antonio, USS Whidbey Islandtag:navyformoms.ning.com,2016-06-17:1971797:Topic:94257352016-06-17T00:07:14.639ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799221614?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799221614?profile=original" width="269"></img></a></p>
<p>We mailed over 2,00 pillowcases to the USS Wasp, which is carrying the 22nd MEU, another Marine unit.</p>
<p>As always, we will mail until we are done whether that's 2, 3 or 4 months. It doesn't matter, we mail until everyone get a pillowcase.</p>
<p>The wave dates for the USS Wasp are as follows:</p>
<div>Wave 1- 6-17 thru 6-21 561 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 2 - 6-27…</div>
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<p>We mailed over 2,00 pillowcases to the USS Wasp, which is carrying the 22nd MEU, another Marine unit.</p>
<p>As always, we will mail until we are done whether that's 2, 3 or 4 months. It doesn't matter, we mail until everyone get a pillowcase.</p>
<p>The wave dates for the USS Wasp are as follows:</p>
<div>Wave 1- 6-17 thru 6-21 561 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 2 - 6-27 thru 6-30 389 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 3 - 7-11 thru 7-15 604 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 4 - 7-25 thru 7-30 430 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 5 8-8 thru 8-13 230 DONE</div>
<div>The next ship needs over 1,000 and those waves dates for the</div>
<div>USS San Antonio are as follows:</div>
<div>Wave 1 8-22 thru 8-27 337 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 2 9-6 thru 9-9 334 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 3 9-19 thru 9-26 391 DONE</div>
<div>The next ship is the smallest-USS Whidbey Island</div>
<div>Wave 1 10-3 thru 10-7 346 DONE</div>
<div>Wave 2 10-17 thru 10-21 408 in process</div>
<div>And we will add more as needed. </div>
<div>We can use your help with pillowcases, fabric and/or shipping $. Please let me know how you can help. Thanks!</div> New custom formstag:navyformoms.ning.com,2016-06-01:1971797:Topic:94187852016-06-01T18:46:06.917ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<div>As of June 3, 2016, the custom form for mailing to the military will change.</div>
<div>Do NOT use these forms any longer:</div>
<div><span>Form 2976 - this is the small one with 1 part of it green</span></div>
<div><span>Form 2976-A - this is the self carbon, 5 page form with a cover of instructions.</span></div>
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<div><span>YOUR CARE PACKAGES WILL BE RETURNED!!…</span></div>
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<div>As of June 3, 2016, the custom form for mailing to the military will change.</div>
<div>Do NOT use these forms any longer:</div>
<div><span>Form 2976 - this is the small one with 1 part of it green</span></div>
<div><span>Form 2976-A - this is the self carbon, 5 page form with a cover of instructions.</span></div>
<div><span> </span></div>
<div><span>YOUR CARE PACKAGES WILL BE RETURNED!!</span></div>
<div><div class="xg_module_body"><div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The new form is 2976-R. They will be available at the post office as of June 3rd. </p>
<p><span> Click n Ship will still work.</span> </p>
<p><span>You can also print the new form online but I think you will have to fill out each sheet</span></p>
<p><span>separately. I'd wait and get them from the post office.</span></p>
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<p><span>Here's a link for that: <a href="http://about.usps.com/forms/ps2976r.pdf">http://about.usps.com/forms/ps2976r.pdf</a></span></p>
<p><span> </span>We will wait a week or so before doing another group, so the PO can get the kinks out. </p>
<p><span>Please let me know if you have any pcs ready!</span></p>
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<p><span>Thanks!</span></p>
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<p>Every year we send to smaller groups and I post about them in this thread. The 1st for this year is an Army group which we did in memory of my dad. It's an Army transport ship and my dad served on one of those in WWII. His was a Liberty Ship called the SS David R Francis.</p>
<p>Army 40 MC Charles Gross LSV-5</p>
<p>Air Force 12 </p>
<p>Veterans 10 TMC hospice</p>
<p>VFA 14 214 Squadron on the Stennis</p>
<p>K-9 units 75 6…</p>
<p>Every year we send to smaller groups and I post about them in this thread. The 1st for this year is an Army group which we did in memory of my dad. It's an Army transport ship and my dad served on one of those in WWII. His was a Liberty Ship called the SS David R Francis.</p>
<p>Army 40 MC Charles Gross LSV-5</p>
<p>Air Force 12 </p>
<p>Veterans 10 TMC hospice</p>
<p>VFA 14 214 Squadron on the Stennis</p>
<p>K-9 units 75 6 different units</p>
<p>Navy 184 USS Jacksonville</p>
<p>Navy 310 USS Donald C Cook</p>
<p>Air Force 434 wave 1</p>
<p>Veterans 10 TMC hospice and 3 others</p>
<p>Misc 279 13 different K9 units</p>
<p>Misc 60 wounded warriors</p> USS Oak Hill, USS Kearsarge, USS Arlingtontag:navyformoms.ning.com,2015-12-25:1971797:Topic:92973382015-12-25T19:37:17.133ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799219925?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799219925?profile=original" width="480"></img></a> The Oak Hill is an amphibious ship carrying the 26th MEU. We need 755 for this ship.</p>
<p>Wave 1 12-21 thru 12-23 365 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 2 12-29 thru 12-31-15 189 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 3 1-4 thru 1-19-16 208 DONE</p>
<p>The USS Kearsage is also carrying the 26th MEU. We need 2500+ for this ship</p>
<p>Wave 1 1-9-16 thu 1-12 341…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799219925?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1799219925?profile=original" width="480" class="align-full"/></a>The Oak Hill is an amphibious ship carrying the 26th MEU. We need 755 for this ship.</p>
<p>Wave 1 12-21 thru 12-23 365 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 2 12-29 thru 12-31-15 189 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 3 1-4 thru 1-19-16 208 DONE</p>
<p>The USS Kearsage is also carrying the 26th MEU. We need 2500+ for this ship</p>
<p>Wave 1 1-9-16 thu 1-12 341 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 2 1-23 thru 1-27 536 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 3 2-6 thru 2-12 368 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 4 2-20 thru 2-23 394 DONE</p>
<p>Wave 5 3-5 thru 3-9 515 DONE</p>
<p>Looks like the Kearsarge is done.</p>
<p>The USS Arlington is also carrying the 26th MEU. We need about 650 for this ship.</p>
<p>Wave 1 3-22 thru 3-29 Sailors 400 DONE</p>
<p> same Marines 250 DONE</p> Mailing pillowcasestag:navyformoms.ning.com,2015-10-08:1971797:Topic:92233202015-10-08T02:43:03.968ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p>Hello, I have began to make pillowcases and have been searching for where I need to send these to. Can someone please tell me where the info is for mailing and where we can let someone know how many we are making? Thank you very much. Michelle</p>
<p>Hello, I have began to make pillowcases and have been searching for where I need to send these to. Can someone please tell me where the info is for mailing and where we can let someone know how many we are making? Thank you very much. Michelle</p> USS Essex, USS Rushmore, USS Anchoragetag:navyformoms.ning.com,2015-06-15:1971797:Topic:90939682015-06-15T17:12:34.350ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p>We are mailing to these ships which are carrying the 15th MEU. </p>
<p>If you have any pillowcases made or can make some please let me know. Thanks!</p>
<p><strong>USS Essex</strong></p>
<p>wave 1 6-11 thru 6-15 778 DONE</p>
<p>wave 2 6-25 thru 6-29 543 DONE</p>
<p>wave 3 7-11 thru 7-14 622 DONE</p>
<p>wave 4 7-25 thru 8-1 527 DONE</p>
<p><strong>USS Rushmore</strong></p>
<p>wave 1 8-12 thru 8-17 373 DONE</p>
<p>wave 2 8-26 thru 8-29 490…</p>
<p>We are mailing to these ships which are carrying the 15th MEU. </p>
<p>If you have any pillowcases made or can make some please let me know. Thanks!</p>
<p><strong>USS Essex</strong></p>
<p>wave 1 6-11 thru 6-15 778 DONE</p>
<p>wave 2 6-25 thru 6-29 543 DONE</p>
<p>wave 3 7-11 thru 7-14 622 DONE</p>
<p>wave 4 7-25 thru 8-1 527 DONE</p>
<p><strong>USS Rushmore</strong></p>
<p>wave 1 8-12 thru 8-17 373 DONE</p>
<p>wave 2 8-26 thru 8-29 490 DONE</p>
<p><strong>USS Anchorage</strong></p>
<p>wave 1 9-10 thru 9-12 476 DONE</p>
<p>wave 2 9-25 thru 9-28 492 DONE</p>
<p>wave 3 10-8 thru 10-12 254 DONE</p> USS Iwo Jima, USS New Yorktag:navyformoms.ning.com,2015-03-02:1971797:Topic:89597362015-03-02T02:28:19.715ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p>We are adopting both of these ships and they are carrying the 24th MEU. If you have some pillowcases made please let me know!</p>
<p>Although we did the USS New York in Dec 2009 (thank you Ally for heading up the delivery of the pcs)</p>
<p>they had not deployed at that time. Now, they are deployed with a Marine unit on board so we will do them again. And there probably aren't many on the ship that were there in 2009.</p>
<p>USS Iwo Jima waves:</p>
<p>Wave 1 2-9 thru 2-11 476 mailed…</p>
<p>We are adopting both of these ships and they are carrying the 24th MEU. If you have some pillowcases made please let me know!</p>
<p>Although we did the USS New York in Dec 2009 (thank you Ally for heading up the delivery of the pcs)</p>
<p>they had not deployed at that time. Now, they are deployed with a Marine unit on board so we will do them again. And there probably aren't many on the ship that were there in 2009.</p>
<p>USS Iwo Jima waves:</p>
<p>Wave 1 2-9 thru 2-11 476 mailed DONE</p>
<p>Wave 2 2-24 thru 2-27 712 mailed DONE</p>
<p>Wave 3 3-9 thru 3-11 529 mailed DONE</p>
<p>Wave 4 3-23 thru 3-26 751 mailed DONE</p>
<p><strong>USS New York</strong></p>
<p><strong><br/></strong> Wave 1 4-25 thru 4-29 626 mailed DONE</p>
<p>Wave 2 5-11 thru 5-18 400 mailed DONE</p>
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<p></p> 2015 Misc groupstag:navyformoms.ning.com,2015-01-03:1971797:Topic:88834702015-01-03T16:30:49.601ZChristinahttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Christina202
<p>The 1st group of 2015 starts Jan 5.</p>
<p>USS Michael Murphy 317</p>
<p>Air Force unit 101</p>
<p>Army unit 50</p>
<p>Vets 22</p>
<p>USNS Lewis & Clark 171 A cargo ship done in my dad's memory</p>
<p>USS Higgins 329 A destroyer done in my dad's memory</p>
<p>USS Gonzalez 298 A destroyer done in my dad's memory</p>
<p>USS Carney 313</p>
<p>The 1st group of 2015 starts Jan 5.</p>
<p>USS Michael Murphy 317</p>
<p>Air Force unit 101</p>
<p>Army unit 50</p>
<p>Vets 22</p>
<p>USNS Lewis & Clark 171 A cargo ship done in my dad's memory</p>
<p>USS Higgins 329 A destroyer done in my dad's memory</p>
<p>USS Gonzalez 298 A destroyer done in my dad's memory</p>
<p>USS Carney 313</p>