[Bordermarch] Re: [Ansteorra-announce] Gathering and Sending CarePackages to our Service Man and Women

[Jackie Leslie]

Yeah!! Someone else to handle it! Count Dana and I in!

Isabella
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Burgin" <elizabethburgin at yahoo.com>
To: <bordermarch at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 7:22 PM
Subject: [Bordermarch] Re: [Ansteorra-announce] Gathering and Sending
CarePackages to our Service Man and Women


> I've been meaning to do this for a few years...I
> volunteer to take in donations for Bordermarch.
> Anyone who wants to can bring things to me at Fighter
> Practice.  Which means I'll have to be there.
> Hmmm....yeah, okay, I can do that :)
>
> --- Brian & Pam Martin <twinoak at cox-internet.com>
> wrote:
> > Greetings Ansteorra,
> >
> > As many of you have heard and read in the last two
> > weeks, one of our own;
> > Friedrich von Konigsberg, was killed while serving
> > his country in Iraq.
> > One of the things that we learned from Friedrich's
> > frequent emails home was
> > just how much receiving care packages meant to the
> > soldiers serving in
> > Middle-East. Anything that these brave men and women
> > get from home helps to
> > lift their spirits and reminds them that we
> > appreciate their service.
> >
> > In honor of Friedrich and his life, many of his
> > friends have begun gathering
> > and sending care packages to the men and women who
> > are serving in Iraq and
> > Afghanistan. This has lead people from Bryn Gwlad,
> > where Friedrich lived, to
> > begin working as a group to gather and send care
> > packages to our troops in
> > harm's way. I therefore invite, nay, challenge the
> > other baronies, shires
> > and cantons in this great kingdom to do the same.
> > How many groups out there
> > are willing to put forth just a little effort to let
> > our soldiers and
> > marines who serve in hazardous duty know that we
> > remember and appreciate
> > them? All you need is one or two people from each
> > group to coordinate the
> > effort of collecting the donations, then boxing and
> > shipping it - everyone
> > else can just drop off donated items at fighter
> > practice or populous
> > meetings. It's that easy.
> >
> > What's that? You don't know what to send or where to
> > send it? That's not a
> > problem - just have your group's coordinator contact
> > us at the email address
> > below, and we'll tell you all that you need to know.
> > Furthermore, we'll keep
> > a tally of the groups who are joining in this effort
> > and sing each group's
> > praise on these lists and in as many courts as
> > possible.
> >
> > We often speak of heroes in the SCA, and sing their
> > praises. Well now we
> > have the chance to honor true heroes - the men and
> > women who have
> > voluntarily placed themselves in harm's way in order
> > to help keep us safe.
> > Come on, Ansteorra, let's do what little we can to
> > honor and support these
> > heroes!
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Sir Pendaran & Mistress Jehanne
> > (twinoak at cox-internet.com)
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