Supporting the troops

Here's a photo of the box we sent overseas to an Army sargeant to distribute amongst the soldiers in her division in Iraq. (I don't know if that's a platoon, squadron, etc?-- need to find out.)

Contents:
32 Valentines signed by us and our family and friends (with a note from me & Emily & the web address of this blog)
Conversation hearts
Valentine's day chocolate candies
Bagel chips and Chex mix (snacks were requested)
Cotton squares (they requested something like this for use with facial astringent, which you can understand given where they are stationed)

I put the chocolates and snacks in individual, sealed, gallon-size Ziploc bags so that, just in case that stuff it out in the sun OR exposed to some fleas or sand mites or something, it's protected, but also so that the other stuff is protected from it.

I sent this 7 lb. package via priority mail for under $20! If you are interested in supporting the troops but don't know who to send things to, check out www.anysoldier.com, and feel free to ask any questions that you might have via the blog.