BooksForSoldiers.com

[Mara Fox]

BooksForSoldiers.com

Hi There!
Word of mouth led me to
www.BooksForSoldiers.com
This is an amazing organization. They've created a place where our soldiers overseas can ask for things they need and we can send them to them personally.

It started out as just providing books to alleviate boredom in their downtime. But some of these kids have laptops with them and can log on, and they ask for everything from snacks to tube socks for their troops.

Regardless of how you feel about "the war", your heart goes out to these young people (both males and females) who are stuck in that hostile environment.

Our soldiers are begging for your used books, unwanted CDs and DVDs, little snack and hygiene things you can buy at the .99 cent store, plastic bags, toilet paper, powdered drink mix, underwear, sheets, medical items....our government is not taking care of these kids!!!

In some cases, their supply trucks cannot get through, but MAIL can, because it comes by plane!

Please take a look at the message boards over there....
www.booksforsoldiers.com
You can send things via Media Mail.

Some had the chance to pack for a 6 month stay. Well, another 6 months just got tacked on, and they have NOTHING left. Toothpaste, deodorant, soap, sun screen! I just read a post from one troop that said they had no food or water.
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Please go look...and do what you can...
www.booksforsoldiers.com

You'll see what I mean once you get there, but It's important that if you plan to send something, post what you are sending so your package is not repeated. It's not about bragging. It's about being logical. There are so many troops in need, let's not waste our efforts by sending repeat items.

Please go look!
www.booksforsoldiers.com

Please forward this to your friends!
Thank you!

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Mara, Thank you for showing me this wonderful site. I'm sitting here in my comfortable home, in front of my computer with tears streaming down my face. Like most people we become tangled up in our own little circle of interest and personal struggles and forget about how high of a price my freedom comes with.
I have been in the Books for Soldiers site for about 20 minutes and I feel such a burden upon my heart to do something to help these kids out. The things they want and need are really just basic things. This weekend my wife and I are going to see about helping some of our brothers and sisters, stranded in a foreign land, needing to know that we (back at home) care about them.
As I wipe the tears from my eyes, I send prayers for now and a package very soon.
...Peace my Friends, Peace...

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Thank you for sharing Mara

Roger