***NEWSLETTER*** Hello folks, We will have our quarterly meeting tomorrow at 7:00pm at the HHAFFA office located at 620 H Street in Bedford. Please make a list of anything you would like to discuss during this meeting. We have a busy month ahead of us. We will be packing the Christmas care packages this month on November 23rd at the American Legion in Bedford. They have been kind enough to let us use their facility once again. We will be there by 8:30am on the Saturday of the 23rd. VERY IMPORTANT! We need everyone to update us with current and any new addresses ASAP! Please include your contact information with addresses. Your information will be kept confidential. Any info you provide is for our records only and to help us keep track. It will not be shared without your permission. But PLEASE send us the addresses of your soldier at your earliest convenience. We will be purchasing items for the care packages. We have lots of Christmas cards we would like to take to the schools and any businesses who would like some to write a message to our troops and then return them to HHAFFA to mail along with the care packages. If you would like some cards please let us know and someone will bring them to the school, or business and we will pick them up once signed. Our monthly dinner will be this coming Friday at Steak and Shake at 6:00PM. We hope you can join us! Mitchell Legion is planning on having a ham & bean dinner and a bazaar to help raise HHAFFA with the Christmas care packages. We will have more information about this next week after the ladies auxiliary meeting. We need to place out boxes for donations of items for the care packages. If you have a place we can place a box please let us know. I have attached a list of items the troops like and need. If you have some ideas to add to this list, please do. • BEEF JERKY / SLIM JIMS • POWDER DRINK MIX (Gatorade, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light) Instant Coffee (individual sleeves or plastic containers, NO GLASS containers) • SUNFLOWER SEEDS & PUMPKIN SEEDS • TUNA & CHICKEN SALAD (in foil pouches, or ready-to-eat kits (no cans) • PROTEIN POWDER & PROTEIN BARS • Hot Chocolate packets, Herbal teas • Granola Bars / Power Bars / Cereal Bars / Cliff Bars • Fig Newton’s, Oreos, Cheese & Crackers - Small Packs • Trail Mix, Dried Fruit, Granola, Fruit Roll-Ups & healthy snacks. • DRY SOUP: (Ramen Noodles / Cup-O-Soup: just add water) • NUTS: Peanuts, Mixed Nuts (salted preferred) • MICROWAVE FOOD (Popcorn, Chef-Boy-R-Dee, and Mac’n’Cheese...) • COOKIES / Girl Scout Cookies (with chocolate: Oct. - Feb. only!) • Rice Krispy Treats (Store-bought only) No home baked goods due to new policy & laws. • Oatmeal Packs (Instant: just add water) • Condiments, Spices; Sugar; Salad Dressing (no glass jars) • Caffeinated gum (to stay alert) & regular Gum (in blister packs only.) • BABY WIPES (travel size) • HAND SANITIZER (travel size) • Body Wash, Liquid Soap, Facial Cleanser • Shampoo /Conditioner (travel size) • Deodorant (travel size) • Lip balm / Chap Stick / Carmex / Blistex • Baby Powder & Foot Powder (travel size) • Tissues (individual packs; travel size only) • Hand & Body Lotion / (travel size) Sunblock, SPF 45, Zinc, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera Gel • Mouthwash (travel size) Toothpaste & Toothbrushes & Dental Floss • Lozenges / Cough Drops /Nail files / Emery Boards / Nail Clippers • Cotton Swabs (i.e. Q-tips) - also used to clean guns! • Shoe Insole Cushions (gel kind is best) Eye Drops (i.e. Visine) • Yoyo’s, puzzle books, pocket calendars & small entertainment items, music cd’s, dice Uno games. Any games as long as they are small to fit in package with other items. (We really need games and FUN items to boost moral.) • Pajama bottoms. The soft comfy kind. • SOCKS: Black, Olive Green & White (cotton or wool) • (We don’t need any dog treats at this time.)Dog treats & flea collars for units who have guard dogs. They often adopt these dogs for safety and they need care. These dogs alert our soldiers and are very helpful to the safety of our soldiers. • And letters from home is one of the most requested items. If you can’t give anything, please take the time to write a letter & show your support and thank a soldier. Please don’t date the letters. The reason I ask not to date letters is so we can send them throughout the year. • Thank you for your support! • Hoosier Hills Armed Forces Families Association (HHAFFA) PO Box 92, Bedford, IN 47421 • You may visit our website at hhaffa You may also follow us on Facebook. • Email: H00sierhillsaffa@hotmail • Call or text: 812-583-4736 with any questions.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:23:40 +0000
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