[Steppes] For our soldiers - in Friedrich's memory

[DonnelShaw at aol.com]

Any one who comes to Southern Steppes is welcom to drop off items as well.  I 
will get it to Kathyrn.
 
Donnel
 
 
In a message dated 7/21/2004 9:09:55 AM Central Standard Time,  
juliecunningham65 at yahoo.com writes:

In  response to Sir Pendaran and Mistress Jehanne, and to honor the life of a 
 fellow SCA member Friedrich von Konigsberg , lets have a drive for care  
packages for our soldiers.

I will be your contact point. Bring your  items to Populace, Business Meeting 
and Artisan.   Deadline will be  August Populace.

So what can you bring?  Here is a the  list:

Beanie Babies (they can give these to the children, which helps  them make 
allies)Breakfast-type foods and drinks are the most needed.  

Beefaroni, ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, etc

Beef Jerky  Candy, gum, trail mix, etc. 

Fruit, in the small flip top cans. (Put  zip-top cans in a plastic bag!) 

Cereal bars, granola bars, Special-K  bars, etc. 

Coffee, instant and regular, and filters. 

Coffee  cups. (metal, camping types are good.) 

Coffee makers, hot  plates.

Canned nuts. 

Canned chips, like the potato sticks or  the small canned Pringles, Doritos, 
etc. 

Decent can openers  

Powdered drinks, pre-sweetened, Kool-Aid, Gatorade,  etc.

Snacks, brownies,Lil Debbie, snack cakes, etc, nothing with icing  that will 
melt. 

Soups, chunky, chicken, beef, etc.

Tuna, canned  and packs. 

Antibacterial wipes - lots of these! 

Anti-fungal  for their feet - athletes foot creme, foot powder - no aerosol 
bottles.  

Band Aids, cough lozenges, small packs of Kleenex, shower-to-shower  powder. 

Combs, paper, pens, envelopes, lip balm, eye drops, q-tips,  nail clippers. 

Eye drops - the cleaning kind - because of all the sand  storms...(Put in 
plastic bag!) 

Female necessities

Flip flops -  shower shoes - so they can air their feet out when they get a 
break. NO Flea  Collars!! 

Small containers of Tylenol, Motrin, etc. 

Small  tubes of toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, shampoo.  

Sunscreen 

Comics and paperback books, crossword puzzle  books.

DVDs & CDs. 

Game Boys, the ones your kids don't use  anymore, and the games Magazines.

Sports stuff (baseballs, footballs,  old gloves, frisbees...) 

Batteries, alkaline - Mostly AA-size, but  some AAA 

Batteries, rechargeable, and chargers - Mostly AA-size, but  some AAA also. 

Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard, available here for 1/2 off  sale. 

DEET insect spray. 

Disposable cameras.  

Electrical items; Transformers, dual voltage appliances, plug  adapters, etc 

Fans. All kinds. Especially small, hand-held battery  types. The kind with 
sprayers are great. 

Flashlights - small, black or  dark green, AA battery. Headlights (small 
flashlights worn on a helmit).  

Maglite (flashlight) bulbs.

Music CD's. (Have a portable player  you don't use anymore?) 

Pens, paper, envelopes. (NO stamps! They get  free mail.) 

Phone Cards 

Pillows,small or inflatable,  self-inflating camping air mattress. 

SpaceR "All Weather" blankets.  (Find the ones with olive drab, tan or camo 
on one side.)

SpaceR  "Emergency" blankets. (These are much smaller, easy to keep.) 

The  Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Arabic

or click on this  link

http://www.anysoldier.us/WhatToSend.html

Money will be also  needed to ship the package.  For example, a 25 lb package 
will cost  around $70.00 to ship.

We will also want to include cards, pictures or  letters with our package.  
So, when you give, please also write at least  a quick note to them.  I would 
also like to print out some pictures of us  off of the net and pass them around 
so we all can sign them. Does anyone have  a good picture of our Baron and 
Baroness that we can add to the mix? 

I  have chosen to send our package to the 1st Cavalry Division in Iraq (one 
of  the contact names is a Cunningham *grins* ).  We cannot choose a contact  
until the day we send the package, so I will let you know our final contact  
later.

Any questions, please call me at 214-485-1593 or  214-284-8855.

Lets show them who we, Steppes,Ansteorra,  are and  how much we appreciate 
them.


YIS
Lady Kathyrn Cuninghame of  Ayr