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January's adoption- greetings from dry and dusty Djibouti

Our year starts off with a mixed military group in Africa .
Hot and dusty is how it was described to me by my POC . He leads a group of Marines, Airmen,sailors and soldiers who provide communications all over the Eastern side of Africa.

Their WISH list is really very simple .They still have another 8 months in their hot ,humid and very dusty conditions . With 8-10 hours of sunshine a day they are not in need of Winter woollies that's for sure ! The majority of the personnel are married and miss family comforts ,of a letter or painting from their kids . They have plain white metal walls in their accommodation and offices ! For most part French power units of 220v , so not sure how the request for coffee makers will work out . Other than adapters .

Let's show them all some Navy Mom love ,as their pacakages will arrive in Febuary , and help make this deployment go by faster for them .

CLEANING PRODUCTS. This was first and foremost on his list . The sand and dirt gets into EVERYTHING . So ANYTHING to help with DUSTING !!!!

Drink mixes
Anything that mixes in water .
Coffee pods for Kuerig
Kuerig coffee maker
Flavored coffee creamers

Snacks~
Dried fruit
Nuts / trail mixes / cliff bars
Jerky
Wheat thins
Rice Krispy treats
Microwaveable snacks

Personal
Different smelling hand sanitizes
Hand lotions
Air freshners
Regular SOFT tissues

Entertainment
Suduko
Playing cards
Puzzle books
Board games

Moral Boosters
Pictures, cards and letters from school kids
Anything to brighten up their living conditions with different holidays in mind .

Ship Date 1/23-1/27

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Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on January 3, 2014 at 8:54am

I'm in! I'll start gathering things. Cleaning supplies for sure! I saw Valentine and St Patrick things out the other day. Bath and Body Works had sanitizer on sale after Christmas so I need to go find a store and see what I can find.

Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on January 3, 2014 at 9:55am

From donations that I have received, I have puzzle books, Suduko, cleaning wipes, and air fresheners!

Permalink Reply by sheryl Navy 2 on January 3, 2014 at 9:59am

Yesterday at the Tanger outlet we got a great deal at Bath and Body works on the purse sized hand sani soaps. Half price all flavors.there is also a mom working on a contact with Kuerig for donations of coffee maker/ coffee.

Permalink Reply by sheryl Navy 2 on January 3, 2014 at 10:01am

I got this in yesterday from our group and wanted to share with everyone .

Good Morning Sheryl,

The only specifics that we have come up with are:

Coffee - like Dunkin Donuts, Peets, Starbucks - most of us prefer the regular or dark blends / roasts, and definitely with caffeine.

Hard candies or gummies - Lifesaver brand and all flavors.

Dove Liquid Body wash - for one of my Female Airmen

UNO Card games.

Thanks so much.

Tim

Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on January 3, 2014 at 11:08am

They sound like my kind of people! I like all of that stuff as well! On the coffee do they need it to be for the Kuerig?

I found a deal on amazon for Crystal Light To Go Packs for an extra 20% off coupon so I will be ordering those as soon as I make sure that the price is cheaper there. I donate blood platelets twice a month and one of the rewards they give is points. You can use them for T-shirts, jackets, etc but they also give you the option to get gift cards that I didn't realize I could get. I didn't really want the other stuff so I cashed in some of my points and received two $25 gift cards to amazon! I help with the blood supply, I order things our heroes need and I use smile.amazon and MAS gets a donation! I call that a win, win, win!

Permalink Reply by HuskerFan on January 3, 2014 at 10:58am

I went to Bath and Body works yesterday. The sales assoc was awesome. I got everything for 75% off + she gave me another 33% off because I told her I was donating to Molly's adopt a sailor! So, I bought a bunch of stuff! Yipee! I also have a bunch of puzzle books, dominos, playing cards, etc. I did pick up individual pack drink mixes of lemonade and Hi-C. Lastly, I picked up some cleaning wipes and air freshners from big lots ($1 per pack!) + they had some name brand peanut butter - cherry chip and granola flavor for $1 a jar so I picked that up too!

Permalink Reply by Kim (Ethan's Mom) on January 3, 2014 at 11:01am

That's awesome! I love when the stores give that extra help!

Permalink Reply by sheryl Navy 2 on January 3, 2014 at 11:29am

Way to go you . I'm not good for giving blood ..it's more a case of them taking it literally kicking and screaming :) I'm a fainter always have been .
But the smile Amazon option is something I'm asking friends and family to do all the time now .its great to get what you want and give some more .

Permalink Reply by sheryl Navy 2 on January 3, 2014 at 11:31am

You are really getting in the swing of things Huskerfan . Thank you .

I'm at work looking about thinking what can I get , but Kim and Dee know there isn't the need for my things . But maybe some April Cornell dish clothes would cheer up the cleaning process !

Permalink Reply by Susan mom to Niko on January 3, 2014 at 5:43pm