This past weekend, Mark and I were able to represent both Adopt A US Soldier and Patriot Walk at the Home for the Holidays Gift Market. It was a great opportunity to talk with other vendors and spread the word about AAUSS to the shoppers making their rounds. I can not believe that I do not have more pictures, but will be able to share a couple from the packing later in the weekend.
We would like to send a big thank you to a couple of vendors that were able to donate some of their goods to Task Force Eagle Lift. The following three vendors shared some of their sweet treats to show their appreciation of our troops serving overseas. I highly recommend you check out their websites and keep them in mind for any future orders you may need to make.
Tammie's Tasty Treats - Thank you all for your donations of biscotti (will go WONDERFULLY with our troops coffee) and other confections.
Nutty Buddies - Thank you for your donation of cinnamon roasted nuts. These were definitely difficult to part with ;)
Caramel Candy Co - Thank you so much for those huge slabs of caramel candy! We have cut it into cubes, saran wrapped, ziploced and shipped them out. They are currently in route to our heroes.
I would also like to thank JoAnn and Richard Anderson for stopping by and talking with us. Their son, who I grew up with, has just been deployed to Afghanistan. While I know they are both VERY proud of him for his sacrifices and bravery, we were happy to express our thanks and reassure them that we are both praying and thinking of him as well. He has made a sacrifice that most individuals would not even consider. For that, I thank him, as well as the other service members overseas. Although the recent developments concerning the killing of bin Laden are long awaited and great news, we must remember that our troops are still overseas. While we do not have the worries of bin Laden's rule, our troops are still at war.
Please consider adopting a soldier to show your support of them overseas. If you would rather not make that commitment, you have an option of sending a one time care package to the unit we are supporting in Kandahar. Do not have any spare time to organize and ship a package? A third option is to either make a donation directly to Adopt A US Soldier or buy an item that Mark and I are personally selling to help cover the costs of package we have to ship over. There are paracord bracelets, shirts and canteens all available!
Our Etsy Shop! Several multi colored bracelets
Our Ebay Shop! Solid colored bracelets along with shirts and canteens
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