I am so amazed by the generosity of people, especially when they don't even know those they might be serving. One of my brothers works at Key Bank. He asked his boss for permission to solicit Marine donations from his fellow coworkers. His boss referred him to someone at the corporate office who is in charge of collecting donations to send packages to Key Bank employees family members who are serving our country. She said last year they collected 2 tons of supplies to send out. She said they are just getting ready to start their donations for this year. She said she would make sure my Marine brother received packages, I believe she said 4, and a care package when he returned home. She also said they make sure to send packages to those who are not receiving any support while they are out there. WOW! I think this is awesome. Thanks Key Bank employees.
My sister's relief society, the group that donated some of the stuff we sent out in our first round of packages, sent letters to every Marine in my brother's platoon. Fifty letters went to Afghanistan this week. Below are photos of her ward putting together the supplies for the packages.
We will be sending our "Make a Marine Your Valentine" package around Feb 18th. We hope to include
- Travel size toothpaste, shampoo or body wash (thanks to all my coworkers who donated their St George hotel goodies!)
- Envelopes and pens
- Sunscreen
- Razors
- Candy or gum
- Visine
- Crystal Light or Gatorade to go packets
- Lots of letters
Thanks again to everyone for all your support! Let's keep those packages going out!
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