Soldier Boxes

Planoamy
I guess it was April when I read about a website, www.anysoldier.com. Since 9/11 you can't send care packages to soldiers simply addressed "Any Soldier." You have to know somebody. Well, one guy's son was over there and he had a lot of fellows who didn't get any mail. He and his dad put together some volunteers to mail boxes to his unit. That spread to other units and a few more points of contact. And then they got the website and it was Katy bar the door! There are now more than 3,700 contacts for care packages to deployed troops. The soldier signs up by describing his unit by general location, number of men/women, and then a little bio or request for specifics. They post pictures and sometimes tell stories about what they are facing. It's not political at all--you can be blue or red and still want to help out the kid from your home state who needs some new socks and deodorant. That's the best part. Well, thinking about how it will help--that's the best.

So I go to the post office every Saturday with 5 or 6 boxes I've put together for this week's adoptees. We've gotten a few responses which keep me going. I know, let the left hand know not what the right hand doeth. But it's good to know the boxes are getting to their destinations. Lately the big request has been for magazines and snacks, and especially drink mixes like the new Crystal Light on the go pouches. When it's 140 degrees you go through the water.

It's my little part of the effort, and I hope it helps someone. Wish I could do even more.