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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 29, 2011 at 6:56pm

Sue, I just counted up days until I travel .. 47!  We may be there at the same time but I will be in Atsugi.

Comment by jennils on January 19, 2011 at 8:38am

@ Mary, yes he is into having a lot of fun and trying new things all the time!  He has made friends on the ship and is constantly looking forward to his weekends off!  Add me as a friend and we can share information privately.  Thanks!

 

Cookie donations are going well, thanks to all of you who have purchased from any Girl Scout to help supply our sailors.  They will be so thrilled!

 

Well off for day #2 of college...wish me luck, 1st day of A&P, I'm gonna need it :-)!!

Comment by jennils on January 13, 2011 at 6:54am

Well we have begun the project and have already had cases donated.  I am making contact with my son to see if just shipping them directly to him would be ok.  I know he would disperse them (except maybe the Thin Mints LOL).  My GS Troop sent our first installment of letters today, we plan on writing the ship every month and sending a box of care package items to be passed out to the ship.  The girls were so sweet with what they wrote and brought tears to my eyes to see such enthusiasm at such young ages.  My favorite part of my daughter Abigail's letter to the ship was "Thank you for saving the world."  Nothing like a 5 year olds vision!  Thanks so much for the encouragment and we will push forward to send as many boxes as possible to our dear sons and daughters!

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 12, 2011 at 9:42pm

Anchorsmom, Even if they are selling GS cookies, I think that the sailors would love receiving some from a Scout troop at home.  There is something special about having the love and care of children.  I know that we always get the best responses when children write notes to military.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 12, 2011 at 11:49am

Jennils,  I do agree that GS cookies say "home" to most people ... besides they are good.  I also agree that a load of cookies is better than none at all.  If your son is willing to be a POC, perhaps he could see that the cookies go to each of the mess halls.  I think the CMC might be a better contact for coordinating cookies to each mess hall.  I would start with the Ombudsman.  I would stress that you want as many cases as possible to go to each mess hall.  While doing the whole ship sounds fantastic, doing a manageable job well is a great way to go.

 

Tell your Scouts that I give them a BZ for a great idea and enthusiasm.  Wouldn't it be great to have them start a campaign for the National GS starting a "Support Your Troops" activity in conjunction with the GS Cookie activity?

Comment by jennils on January 11, 2011 at 10:23am

Ladies, thanks for all the good information.  I am now realizing that this project may take a little doing! :-)  Does anyone know how how I can get in touch with the CMC?  Secondly, I realize that we may not be able to get a box to each sailor, but I figure if they get enough that everyone could have some in the mess hall that would surely be better than nothing at all??  I have been in contact with my son and I know that being away from home for the first time he is lonely and homesick.  I am just trying to make their stay on the GW a little more comforting.  My Girl Scouts are going crazy for the idea and the local papers here are going to run the story along with a picture of the Troop.  We are hoping to touch the hearts of the sailors.  @ Navy Ma I have been in contact with the postmaster in our tiny little town and she assures me we will get the best possible rate for shipping!  So I have already had one lady contact me wanting to donate and we are going to spend some time contacting local businesses in the area about contributing cases.  There are 12 boxes to a case so maybe not a box for every sailor, but a load of Girl Scout cookies is certainly better than no cookies at all :-)!  Thanks for all the suggestions and help!  I am looking forward to doing something good for our GW sailors!

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 10, 2011 at 10:55pm

Jennils, do you live near a Navy base?  Possibly they could work with you also.  I know all the Lincoln pillowcases were shipped to Everett and then taken to the ship via cog.

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 10, 2011 at 6:31pm

Jennils, while I think it is a great idea, I do have a question or two.  The first think that popped into my mind was the problem of distribution of all the boxes.  The boxes have to be shipped to a point of contact.  There is a Navy mom, Pat, who has been in charge of two Christmas goodie-bag projects for carriers.  Christmas 2009 the group shipped to the Nimitz and Christmas 2010 they shipped to the Truman.  Make me a friend and I will put you in contact with Pat, or you can search for her group for last Christmas.  She found that you need to work through the Command Master Chief.  I am a member of Heads at Ease and we contributed pillowcases for the Lincoln this past Christmas.  Again, things did not get really rolling until the CMC was involved.

 

The second question concerns the overall cost.  How many boxes are in a case (12?) and how much would it cost to ship a case?  How many cases would be needed?   For example, if you calculate a half box per sailor, it will cost over $10,000 for cookies before shipping.  If you can fit a case into a fixed-price APO/FPO box, you are looking at an additional $2000+ for shipping.

 

Truly, I am not trying to be a wet blanket but I know that we need to have a plan of action to pull this off.

Comment by jennils on January 10, 2011 at 5:52pm

Hey ladies, I haven't been on for a while so I hope all is well with everyone and you all enjoyed your holidays with or without your sailors. Ours was the first year without so it wasn't the same but we all survived...now I have a proposition for all the moms of sailors on the G Dub. I am the Girl Scout leader for the Troop my daughter's are in and we have decided to adopt the entire USS George Washington ship as our "support our troops" campaign. That being said it is Girl Scout Cookie Time and we are trying to get a box of Girl Scout cookies into the hands of each sailor on the GW. We have had several people in the community offer to buy cases to help us with this project and I am now asking you moms if you would help us meet this goal. The boxes are $4 each or a case for $48. My girls will do a fund raiser to make the money for shipping. If you are interesed please let me know; my personal email is daily-blessed@hotmail.com. Any help you can give us in treating these sailors to a taste from home is greatly appreciated! My girls are excited to help make this dream a reality for their big brother! Thanks!

Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on January 5, 2011 at 6:36pm

Hugs, Katlanta.  I think your boss is a very caring person.  Tell him BZ for recognizing your contributions to the firm!

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