“3 Amigos” – L-R George Chandler, Dick French & Peter Heisel.

Thanks for helping our soldiers!

We would like to thank the community for its very generous response to the “Shoe Box Project” for the troops spearheaded by the Republican Women of Clallam County.

Earlier this month we packed and mailed 14 large boxes of items, weighing 143 lbs. to an Army platoon in Afghanistan and an Army Major and his squad also in Afghanistan. Both recipients have local ties.  Donations included personal items, socks, cards, games, jerky, trail mixes, energy bars, candy and handwritten notes.

“Helpers” L-R George Chandler & Dick French

Again thank you!  You have helped bring a bit of home and caring to our deployed young men and women, the 1% who have volunteered to serve their country to protect our freedoms.

Elaine Chandler
President, Republican Women of Clallam County

“A Happy Packer” Gayla Heisel

PS:  A very special THANK YOU to those pictured who helped pack all those boxes.  We are now looking for donations of items to replenish our stock of items so that we can send out a second mailing this spring.  An empty donation receptacle box is awaiting your generosity at CCRP HQ.

Thanks to Ryan Bailey, formerly of the deployed JBLewis-McChord Army Platoon and Penny Marinaro, we have the addresses of these fine young men and women.

If you have items for our “Shoe Boxes for deployed troops”, please drop them off at CCRP HQ. There is a donation box located by our RWCC storage locker. We will be packing and sending off boxes soon. We would love to have handwritten notes to include with the boxes; personal notes from “home” mean a lot!

Items for the Shoe Boxes

1. CLIFF BARS,  OR SIMILAR KIND OF ENERGY BARS
2. BOOT SOX WITH EXTRA CUSHIONING
3. SHOULDER STRAP PADS TO CUSHION HEAVY PACKS
4. JERKY
5. DRIED FRUIT MIX
6. HARD CANDY
7. TRAIL MIX
8. HONEY ROASTED NUTS
9. BARS OF SOAP*
10. TOOTHPASTE
11. TOOTH BRUSHES
12. FLOSS
13. LARGE HAND WARMERS (Walmart:  3 – 18 hour, large, per package)
14. DEODORANT*
15. PERSONAL NOTE/LETTER to the deployed troops
16. HAND LOTION *
17. SUNSCREEN*
18. ZIPPO WIND PROOF LIGHTER (no lighter fluid thru the mail)
19. TRAVEL SIZE PACKETS OF KLEENEX
20. DECK OF PLAYING CARDS (as of 01/23/13 we have an ample supply)
21. MAGNETIC TRAVEL GAMES: CHESS, CHECKERS, SCRABBLE, ETC. (available at Dungeness Kids or Walmart, etcs.)