Webinfusion

mamaaj2000 wrote:

>He helped me box up some shoes and send them off to Iraq for kids
>with no shoes.

I'm interested in knowing how you went about doing this? Where in Iraq were the items shipped to? Is this something anyone can do, or was it organized by some company?

Thanks!
Tracy

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mamaaj2000

Various members of the military are contact points for shipments. We
sent shoes, etc. to the address at the end of this article:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20040329-011630-2197r.htm

After reading this article:
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123007377

dh emailed Karen Lee and she said (back in April) that they need new
shoes and clothes and athletic equipment (balls, etc.). The address
she gave is:

Chaplain Zeb Beck
332 AEW/HC
APO AE 09315-9997

There's also this organization which wants school supplies:

http://www.operationiraqichildren.org


Oh, and if you're shipping to an APO address, it's just standard
domestic rates, but you have to fill out a form (always fun in the
Post Office with 2 small kids!).

--aj

--- In [email protected], "Webinfusion"
<webinfusion@c...> wrote:
> mamaaj2000 wrote:
>
> >He helped me box up some shoes and send them off to Iraq for kids
> >with no shoes.
>
> I'm interested in knowing how you went about doing this? Where in
Iraq were the items shipped to? Is this something anyone can do, or
was it organized by some company?
>
> Thanks!
> Tracy
>
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This is from a website set up by a friend of mine in the Arkansas Army
National Guard, currently deployed in Iraq. _www.cafearkansas.com_
(http://www.cafearkansas.com)

MESSAGES TO SUPPORT THE TROOPS.

Although the Department of Defense is discouraging bulk mailings to our
troops, there are many ways you can support our deployed forces. The following
are websites for several organizations sponsoring programs for members of the
Armed Forces overseas.

While it would be inappropriate for DoD to endorse any specifically, service
members do value and appreciate such expressions of support:

• Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby at
http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/ or www.OperationDearAbby.net,

• Sign a virtual thank you card at the Defend America Web site at
http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html

• Make a donation to one of the military relief societies
http://www.aerhq.org/links.htm:
• Army Emergency Relief at http://www.aerhq.org/
• Navy/Marine Relief Society at http://www.nmcrs.org/
• Air Force Aid Society at http://www.afas.org/
• Coast Guard Mutual Assistance at http://www.cgmahq.org/
• Donate to "Operation USO Care Package" at
http://www.usometrodc.org/care.html
• Support the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services at
http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/
• Volunteer at a VA Hospital http://www.va.gov/vetsday/ to honor veterans
who bore the lamp
of freedom in past conflicts.
• Support families whose loved ones are being treated at military and VA
hospitals through a donation to the Fisher House at www.fisherhouse.org
• Reach out to military families in your community, especially those with a
loved one overseas.

U.S. troops deployed to the Persian Gulf region and other overseas locations
can now receive personal messages from family members, friends, neighbors,
colleagues and supporters via the pages of "Stars and Stripes" as well.
"Messages of Support," a daily section that debuted March 17, gives family and
friends of deployed service members a chance to pass their greetings, words of
encouragement and announcements free of charge. "In the past few weeks, we've
received a significant number of e-mail messages from spouses, parents,
friends and others trying to get in contact with their loved ones serving in the
Persian Gulf region. Running messages from folks on the
home front seemed like a natural extension of our mission," said "Stars and
Stripes" publisher Thomas Kelsch.


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