IAM District Lodge #34

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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Goods Drive For Marine Battalion Serving in Eraq

3/22/2008
Jason Greschaw is having a BENEFIT GOODS DRIVE April 6th from 8am to 12 pm at the Sering American Legion in Sebring Ohio.
This goods drive will be for Battalion Unit 42502 currently serving in Iraq.
GySgt Kevin Whitehead is a friend of Jason's that he went to school with and is from Deerfield Ohio. Jason got the idea from a phone conversation were Kevin stated that he was stuffing as much Charmin toilet paper in his bag as he could fit for his tour in Eraq and the idea just began to grow.

Here is the list that some of the Marines came up with, if you could get any of this it would really be a big boost to the Marines.

Foot Powder
Q-Tips
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes

Cigarettes(Marlboro Lights mainly)
Smokeless Tobacco (Skoal, Copenhagen)
Beef Jerky
Slim Jims
Miscellaneous Snacks
Magazines/Books
Movies
Hand Sanitizer
Soap
Shampoo
Deodorant
Smell Good Stuff
Lotion
Easy-Mac
Canned Soups
Kool-Aid mix
Gatorade Mix
Charmin Toilet Paper.

Kevin told Jason in a letter to him the following statements:This really means a lot to me Jason.
I think this is totally awesome that you are even considering doing this. You honestly have no idea how much the Marines will love this.

We have a saying that there are 3 things that the Marines live for: Chow, Sleep, and Mail. It is totally awesome to see how happy they get when they get care packages and mail from the states.

The address to the American Legion In Sebring, Ohio is:American Legion Post #76
395 W California Ave
Sebring, OH 44672

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Last modified: 12/1/2008