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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 Sally Guenther on
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I will begin on some pillowcases. I will cover the females and I will do 75 males. also so count me in for 150.
I will try and get some letter written also.
Let's show them some love.
Sally
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I am just starting on them now. Hope to have them complete while the snow falls this week. Nothing else better to do than my favorite thing sew, sew, sew.
It is a passion for me and helps me keep my mind off of other things.
Sally
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Permalink Reply by sheryl Navy 2 on
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Put me down for another 20 pillowcases
I will see about more pictures and notes from school kiddos too :)
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Permalink Reply by chowchow on
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I'm not good at the pillowcases, but please put me down for 2 boxes of cookies/games & etc. I will check on Mardi Gras supplies as well. It may be even 3 or 4 boxes I have my fellow employees helping.
Chow
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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I have 28 DVD movies packed and ready to go!!! Will have lots more things to send courtesy of Laura's church!!! Will send you a count when we get closer to the shipping date!
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Permalink Reply by HuskerFan on
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I'm in - I will head to Dollar Tree this week as they had quite the selection of Mardi Gras stuff when I was there the other day. Ironically I just picked up a stock pile of DVDs at Wal-mart for $3 a piece so I will set them aside for these guys. Count me in for some homemade cookies too! This is what I made for Valentine's Day for my own sailor and his buddies, so I will find something Mardi Gras-ish and work on those as the date gets closer! :-)
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Permalink Reply by Lynda on
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Your cookies are spectacular - here's an idea for Mardi Gras theme
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Thanks Lynda - I'm going to dig thru my cutters and see what I have and go from there! (can never have enough cookie cutters - heehee).
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Permalink Reply by Proud Navy/NYPD Mom (Donna) on
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Those cookies are beautiful!!! I bet the sailors loved receiving them - I know I surely would! :)
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I just got done with them yesterday, so they will get mailed out on Monday! I know my son is super excited. He gave me a list of his friends, so I know he will at least let me know what they thought! :-)
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Just thought I would share so we all know who we are adopting - this is the USS Mason's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CMC-USS-MASON-DDG-87/103794919673255
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