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CARDS FOR TROOPS
C/- Unit 2/4 Kenton Street
TORONTO NSW 2285
MOTHER'S DAY CARDS FOR AUSSIE TROOPS 2015
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Hi there, Mother's Day Cards for Aussie Troops is up and running again and we will be collecting cards from January. So there is plenty of time if you would like to donate cards this year. please address them to:
Cards for Troops
C/- Unit 2/4 Kenton Street
TORONTO NSW 2283
CURRENT CARD TALLY = 0
1. Cut of date to receive cards is March 31st 2015
2. Could you please provide an envelope for each card you make
3. Please put your cards and envelopes into a Large glad lock lunch bag clearly marked with the quantity of cards on the front of the bag.
4. If you would like to put your name and address or business card with each card you are welcome too incase any diggers or card recipients would like to contact to say thank you.
5. Please send your hand made card donations as:
Shame on Me (Tracey): Thank you julie for your post because for the past 3 years, i have had my wonderful helpers behind the scenes and have never publicly thanked them.
My friends Marg Henehan, Linda Moore, Helen Reneman and Roslyn Maher have helped me for the past 3 years to prepare the packs for cards for troops days at williamstown Maitland, Glenbrook and Ourimbah. We spend days and days, cutting up cards, cutting all the embellishments and sorting and counting them into packs of 10. Of course the first card in each pack is made as an example, this card is designed by one of us and then there is enough supplies cut up to make 9 more cards the same. This year we made over 100 packs up and each year this amount grows as does cards for the aussie troops.
The majority of the products for these cards i purchase out of my own pocket to supply them for cards for troops for christmas and mothers day. However, there are two people who i have never thanked publicly and i am so ashamed that i feel i must let you all know, that since cards for aussie troops started 7 years ago, every year my MUM AND DAUGHTER (just turned 12) have spent hours and hours every year, over many months, sorting all the cards and ensuring each and every one of them had an envelope, counting them into bundles of 80 or 100 to fit in the envelopes for shipping to our troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, East Timor, Samolia, out to the Navy in the pacific ocean and once to egypt and without them all for the past 7 years i would not have been able to do it all on my own. SO MUM AND ELLE I LOVE YOU BOTH MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU GIVE ME IN MY ENDEAVOURS
For the past 7 years I have been making and collecting hand made christmas cards from card makers all around Australia to send to our Australian Defence forces overseas so that they had cards to send home to their families at christmas. We do this for many reasons some of which are because we want our defence forces to know that the average aussie cares about them, so that they can keep in touch with their loved ones, most of the regions that our defence forces are located in are countries that dont celebrate christmas and women are treated indifferently, therefore, christmas cards dont exist and because its our way of sharing what we love. So if you like making cards and would like to join in and donate some christmas and mother's cards the more the merrier.
I JUST CANT THANK EVERYONE ENOUGH FOR SUPPORTING OUR COLLECTION OF HAND MADE CHRISTMAS AND MOTHER'S DAY CARDS FOR OUR DIGGERS.
There are so many wonderful card makers out there that have been sending in and donating their wonderful Hand made Christmas and Mother's Day cards for our diggers and i would love it if you would all join us again this year.
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MOTHER'S DAY CARD DONATIONS FOR OUR
AUSSIE DIGGERS
So we are sending out the call again to all you very talented card makers to ask you all to make and donate some very special mothers day cards, so that we can send them to our diggers to post home to their mums for mothers day.
If we all set aside 15mins to make 1 card each, we could possibly donate enough cards so that each soldier would recieve 1 card each, what a mamoth amount that would be. At the latest I can accept your donations is March 31st, so that we can get them to where they need to go. If everyone could either put a post on their blogs, or get a group together to make and or collect some to assist would be a great help. Any and all help will be greatfully received. Please contact me for postage details
Have you been thinking about our defence forces in Combat zones around the world and wondering about how they will celebrate christmas without their loved ones.
What about the defence men and women that dont have any loved ones to miss them. Lets let all of our defence forces know that we care send them a care package this christmas.
If you know someone overseas in either the RAAF, NAVY or ARMY then please address the package with their name on it or if you dont know of anyone over there please address a Christmas Care package as follows:
AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER
Op Slipper
AFPO 13
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890
IF YOU KEEP ALL PACKAGES UNDER 2kg, each AUSTRALIA POST WILL SEND THEM FOR FREE. PLEASE READ BELOW TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT SEND IN THESE CARE PACKAGES.
SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS OVERSEAS.
You can send packages to our troops for FREE as long as the packages are under 2 kg. Take your parcel to the Post Office, fill out the Custom Declaration form and it's gone.
Address to send packages is:
AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER
Op Slipper
AFPO 13
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890
Items which cannot be sent are alcohol, tobacco, perishables and PORN.
Some of the things that are accepted and not accepted are listed below.
NO HOMEMADE food items unless you know the soldier as they get thrown away.
NO PORK AT ALL TO BE SENT
NO ALCOHOL, NO CLOTHING EXCEPT SOCKS, AEROSOLS, CIGARETTES & NAKED WOMEN MAGAZINES.
If sending liquid or food products, place them in a snap lock bag 1st in case of leakage. When sending items please mark all items " AUSSIE TROOPS PROPERTY " in permanent marker on everything to avoid theft.
FOOD:
2 minute noodles
Biscuits ( no nut or choc)
Coffee ( Individual sachets)
Cup of noodles
Cuppa Soup
Disposable forks/spoons
Dried Fruit
Drinking Choc ( indivdual sachetes)
Easy mac
Individual cereal Boxes
Individual pull ring Tuna or sachets
Lollies
Long life mil (small packs)
Microwave Popcorn
Microwave Rice (reject shop $2)
Oatmeal (individual sachets)
Pepper (individual sachets)
Powered energy Drinks
Salt (individual sachets)
Sauces & Condiments like mustard etc (individual sachets are good, ask Macdonald's if you can have some
and why you would like them)
Spices - to go with lamb/goat
i.e. rosemary, garlic, thyme, greek spices
Sugar (individual sachets)
Tea
Trail Mix
Twisties ( are good for fill in packaging in boxes)
Wasabi peas
HYGIENE:
Aftershave
Air fresher ( Card style NO aerosols)
Baby wipes ( Bulk & Travel size)
Cotton Buds
Deodorant ( NON AEROSOL)
Foot Powder
Hair Shampoo
Hair Conditioner
Inner Sole
Lip Balm ( Chap Sticks)
Moisturiser
Mouth wash
Razors (Non disposables)
Shaving Cream (NON Aerosol)
Soap ( Normal &Travel Size)
Socks ( Black & White)
Talc
Tissues
Toilet paper ( 1 roll per package)
Tooth Brush & Tooth Paste
FOR FEMALE TROOPS HYGIENE YOU MAY SEND THE FOLLOWING:
Feminine Hygiene products: i.e. Tampons, napkins etc
Gel or Hair Spray ( NON Aerosol)
Hair Ties
Hairbrush ( only send 1)
ENTERTAINMENT & Misc:
Batteries
Blank Cards (Troops to send Home)
Board Games
Books
Cheap DVD's
Drawing Paper
Envelopes
Footballs, Basketballs (and pump)
Magazines and Newspapers ( NO explicit)
Music CD's
other sporting goods
Pen/pencils
Playing Cards
Poker Chips
Tennis balls
Writing Paper
REMEBER: WRITE ON ALL ITEMS " AUSSIE TROOPS PROPERTY "
Why not just send one, to let our defence forces know that we care about them.
Z3018 Hearts Embossing Folder $12.00 - Limited Release
Z3046 Heart strings Picture My LIfe $12.00 - Limited Release
Z2116 Cranberry Ink Pad $9.00
Z2641 Glacier Ink Pad $9.00
Z2164 Sorbet Ink Pad $9.00
Z1768 Metallic Markers $6.00
Z4114 4"x 6" Flip Flaps $5.50
Y1006 3" x 3" Block $11.00
Z697 Sponge $2.00
