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

[Elizabeth Burgin]

Dear Lady,
May I call on you should I need to?
~E

--- Jackie Leslie <Jackie_Leslie at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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