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The Care Package Project™
This section updated Friday, March 14, 2008 ~ 07:00 CST
NEXT PACKING DATE: March 15, 2008 ~ Columbia, MO [Driving Directions]
2008 Packing Dates (Sat): Jan 5, March 15, June 7, Aug 23, & Nov 8
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MarineParents.com Care Package Project Photo Slideshows of Events
As we complete packing events, we'll add slide shows here to share photos of our hard working volunteers getting packages off to our Marines!
Columbia MO, October 22-23, 2005
Total 740 Care Packages
We took video of the packing event this time and will have that available online as soon as it's ready for the internet. We packed all day both Saturday and Sunday. We had 18 volunteers on Saturday and 12 volunteers on Sunday. It was very chilly both days but we stayed very busy and got our work done by 2:00 in the afternoon on Sunday. The post office picked up 542 packages Saturday and the remainder on Sunday. A thank you to Jimmy John's Sub Sandwiches for providing free sandwich trays for the hungry volunteers on Saturday.
 Columbia MO, August 20-21, 2005
Total 730 Care Packages
We've finally got the post office coming to our house to pick up the packages! We packed all day both Saturday and Sunday. We had 14 volunteers on Saturday and 8 volunteers on Sunday. The packages included the standard items, food and basic toiletries, as well as prayer books and personalized letters. It was hot and sweaty work, but not nearly as hot as it is in Iraq! A thank you to Jimmy John's Sub Sandwiches for providing free sandwich trays for the hungry volunteers on both days. They've provided sandwiches for every Columbia, MO packing event we've had. Eat at Jimmy Johns and tell them thanks for supporting our troops!
 Columbia, MO Packing Event, June 12, 2005 Ready to Ship!
Total 724 Care Packages
Click the photo to englarge. We've got 724 packages ready to send to 724 Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday, June 12. We've spent the entire weekend packing, with 15 people on Saturday (most traveled from out of town to help --2-3 hour drives each way-- and four people are members of the MarineParents.com message board and chat room community) and 8 people on Sunday. We worked from 7 a.m. 4 p.m. packing on both days. What a tremendous feeling to know that 724 Marines will be getting care packages in 10-14 days!
 Columbia, MO Packing Event, May, Preparing for June 2005
Estimate 640 Care Packages
We've been packing throughout the month of May, and hoping to finish up over Memorial day weekend. The photo that you see here is of three of the kids that came with their Moms from about 2 1/2 hours away from our facility. They packed and worked all day, and here they are, sacked out and worn out, on the trip back home! The kids each have a brother serving in the United States Marine Corps.
 Columbia, MO Packing Event, April 24, 2005
517 Care Packages
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Our latest shipment included over 500 care packages shipped on April 25, 2005. We loaded up both my dining room table and kitchen table with the items that had donated, We held a care package drive in Columbia, Missouri on April 23, 2005 to gather enough items to ship our full count for 500+ Marines. We moved everything out to the Butler's building on that day, and spent the entire following day sorting, packing and labeling. For news stories of the events, click here.
 Columbia, MO Packing Event, March 20, 2005
300 Care Packages
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We shipped 300 cases of Girl Scout Cookies donated to the Care Package Project by the Girl Scouts of Housatonic Council, Inc. in Bridgeport, CT. Members of our web site joined together to donate over $4500 in shipping costs to get the cookies to our Marines in Iraq. For more information about the event and news articles, click here. Photo is a volunteer, Jake, who helped to prepare the packages and customs forms to ship to Iraq.
 Elkgrove Village, Illinois Packing Event, February 12, 2005
155 Care Packages
This event was organized by Georgette Frank, Gold Star Mom who lost her Marine son Phil Frank in April of 2004. February's shipment included hundreds of packages of batteries, several hundred pair of socks, and lots of food and toiletry items.  Nicholas Larson's family was there to assist with the care package packing along with two additional Gold Star Families, parents Georgette and Roy, and Mom Angie. The Care Package Project was begun in Memory of Nicholas Larson. We had lots of local folks volunteering their time, and several members and volunteers from MarineParents.com attended as well. The "packing party" was an amazing event filled with warmth and compassion from the Marine Corps families and friends. The photo is of Tracy Della Vecchia, founder, Georgette Frank, and Greg Green, volunteer manager in charge of the Care Package Project.
 Beaumont, Texas Packing Event, January 23, 2005
138 Care Packages
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The care packages included items donated from folks around the United States, including over 1700 packages of cigarettes donated from listeners of Clear Channel KEX, Portland, Oregon. Each pack was signed with "best wishes" and "we support you". Other items included a DVD player, food and snack items and toiletries.
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