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October Adoption Announcement... USS SHOUP!
Welcome to our October adoptee announcement... drumroll please...
This month's adoptees are the crew of the mighty USS Shoup!
The crew has been deployed for approximately 5 months and they are not turning back anytime soon. This is a small ship so they don't have access to many comfort items. They are in need of support from home to boost morale and spirit, we need to send them some love!
The Shoup crew is 300 strong and includes 60 females and 240 males. They do have access to microwaves.
Let's send the taste and flavors of Fall--- include packaged apple goodies, pumpkin and spice treats, etc.
Their wish list includes:
-noodles
-beef jerky
-hygiene items (soap, shampoo, chap stick, hand sanitizer and deodorant)
-females: feminine products (PLEASE PUT AN "F", for Female, ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX)
-instant coffee packs (just add water singles)
-juice packs (just add water singles)
-sudoku and/or funny page
-non chocolate candy (skittles, starburst, sour patch kids??)
-mini Pringles can chips
-protein bars
-granola bars/cereal bar
-most important CARDS AND LETTERS from home
Pillowcases will not be needed, they have received them in the past
Shipping dates are Oct 21 through Oct 23
OK Moms, let's do what we do best, send the love that the crew on the USS Schoup deserves.. READY--SET--GO!
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Permalink Reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on
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Not to over-rule Tammy, but you might want to consider that the November adoption will be getting their boxes close to Christmas so they won't have time to write and send Christmas messages to family and friends at home. My thought would be to go ahead and send them. We are talking about 300 sailors & who knows how many each one might like to have to send. I'm certain they won't go to waste.
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Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on
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I sent 3 boxes. I didn't have room to put in blank Christmas, birthday or other holiday cards but I can get some and mail them if I need to?
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Permalink Reply by Tammy B (Chris' Mom) on
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thank you Kim that is wonderful. It is completely up to you if you send them.
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Permalink Reply by MomByHeart on
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I sent 5 boxes today. Two with female items and three with candy, drink mixes, noodles, granola bars, etc.
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Kim, your comment made me think (uh-oh), but maybe we should consider sending blank birthday, anniversary, thinking of you cards from time to time to our adoptees and SH patients. I never thought of other holidays before. But the biggies might be (besides b'day and anniversary) - Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day.
Certainly something to think about...
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Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on
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Hey there...
I connected with a Chaplain from an adoption a couple of years back... I send him cards of all types... Holidays, graduations, anniversary, birthday, just because, etc... he keeps them in a box for the sailors to thumb thru and take as needed in his office.... gives him a chance to connect with the sailors when they come to get a card or two. Round the holidays there is much more traffic he says... but it is the 'quiet' holidays a birthday, anniversary or graduation that others may not know about that seem to be tougher to get thru 'alone'.
Maybe some thinking of you cards from Shuk as the injured need to connect home to let them know they are healing and thinking of home??
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OK, according to my calculations, from all the posts, 147 boxes of love going to the SHOUP!!! WHOOP WHOOP
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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Tammy, HUGE Molly hugs and THANK YOU for a job well done!!!! YOU ROCKED IT TAMMY!!!!
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Thanks Pat, but you know it wouldn't be possible without all the moms and dads out there!
My contact on ship will be sending pictures, do you want them for posting or should I post them?
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please be sure to post those pictures... would love to include them in newsletter!!
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Go ahead and post them right here!!!
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THIS JUST IN FROM THE USS SHOUP... 47 boxes have arrived. A couple of comments, "these are the best care packages ever!" and "there is so much stuff in each box!". I can't wait to get pictures to share with all of you.
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