[Ravensfort] Update on Care Packages

[Paul Gilbert]

Replied to privately......

HE Niklas





At 08:09 PM 7/23/04 -0700, you wrote:
>Actually no, it did not have any undertones. All I ask from the members of 
>the Barony was, if they wanted to write letters about their hobby of the 
>SCA and prehaps share a picture of theirselves in garb. I thought it would 
>give the person receiving it a great story to tell and pictures to show. 
>Originally I suggested a penny drive but since someone has graciously 
>donated the shipping of the package we no longer need to do that. I met 
>several people at Gulf War several months back from other kingdoms and I 
>know they were soon to leave to go overseas. I was hoping one of our 
>packages either got to them or at the very least one of the stories from 
>the soldiers would get back to a SCA member and they would know we are 
>thinking of them. Not at anytime did I ask for the Barony to help pay 
>anything, I simply ask for letters and pictures from the members of the 
>Barony. There were no undertones. And anyone who knows me knows I have no 
>hidden agenda. I want to help our soldiers b! ecause I love my country and 
>I like my lifestyle and I like being able to play in the SCA and I want to 
>let the people willing to give their life to protect that way of life how 
>much I really appreciate it. And to bring a smile to a soldiers face. 
>Nothing else. And for that matter of fact I figured even with the penny 
>drive I would never raise enough money to pay the shipping and I would pay 
>the difference myself. But now I have a sponser on the shipping and I can 
>buy more items to ship overseas to our great army of knights. And that is 
>all there was to it. Nothing more and nothing less.
>
>In Service, Love
>
>Paul Gilbert <niklas at pbgilbert.net> wrote:
>Hi......
>
>Maybe I did not explain well enough......

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