Thank you!

We had a great turnout today! Everyone was super helpful and we actually had to go back to the post office twice to get more boxes and customs forms. We ran out of customs forms again, so I have about 15 more to write out. We filled about 6 boxes for Mark and 40 boxes for everyone else! Thank you to everyone who donated cash, everyone who brought goodies to eat, and everyone who brought things to stuff the box. There was a great variety of things, and new ideas to add to the list!

My mom's friend Sue from Century College had the Dental Hygiene students gather up some things for the troops, as well as some of her co-workers and other students also donated to the cause. That was awesome. They donated about 4 huge boxes and even more bags of goodies. Other people included a bunch of our friends (Mark and mine), people from Salem, some of Mark's family, my family, friends of my mom and more. It was a great cause, and I think they will really appreciate everything! I'll update everyone on their reaction to the boxes when they get them.

For those who weren't able to make it, we are having one more care package party at the end of January, so i'll let everyone know when I come up with a date for that. We might even be able to have the community center donate a room to us for the cause, so we can be more efficient with space. It worked perfect at our house, but would be better with a little more elbow room.

I have a bunch of pictures to put up, so enjoy!

Alicia, Laura and Nick taping up boxes

Can't have a party without food!

Boxes waiting for customs forms

Alicia, Jody and Laura

Jess writing out customs forms

Katie, Kate and Allison

Sarah and I

Half the peeps

Katie shopping in Mark's things (ok, maybe packing boxes!)

Mark had a stash of his own.

Some of the finished boxes!

Sara!

Nick and Katie rocked the bruchetta!

Food pile

Jess, me and Katie and Alicia doing customs forms

Filling boxes- it was an assembly line process

Woop woop

Mama bear, Cindy and Gary

Pat, Dana, Sara, Sarah, and James

This little fella helped keep all the ladies entertained haha

More box stuffage

That is all for now! I know others took pictures too, so if I get some of those, i'll post them as well.
Thanks again!!! We really appreciate everyone and everything you did for the troops!

-H