Work Nights at Jane & John's Home VVA Motto: Never again shall a Vet coming home from battle be made to feel alone and unappreciated.

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	We met every week, usually on Tuesday, to pack boxes, write personal letters to the addressee and make the dog tags for the next rally. We'd each take a name and fill a box and then write them a letter. When that one was done we'd take another name and start again. The evening wasn't over until all the names for that night had a box ready for shipment. We felt like we were packing Christmas boxes for our own kids - it was that much fun! Click on images to see a larger view some pages have more than one pic
All kinds of snack food items- Things packaged in small amounts (but not things that melt or get gooey) Bags of nuts and sunflower seeds Small cans of fruit, sausage Granola bars, Beef Jerky Chips of all kinds
Click images to see larger view	A commemorative set of dog tags was created for each rally and available to those who made donations of items and or money. Over 1300 sets of dog tags were made and distributed to people attending the rallies and those receiving boxes.
		Randy and Ken put in a lot of hours on the dog tag machine. Dog tags and copies of the fliers to advertise the rallies were included in the boxes.
	Moisturizer lotions TP, kleenex, paper towels Moist towelettes, baby wipes Eye drops & eyeglass cleaner Toothpaste, brushes, floss Chapstick & lip balm Sun screen
Puzzle books Paperback books Socks, foot powder Dog Tags & notes from rallies tablets, envelopes, pens Waterless hand cleaners Disposable razors AA batteries		Playing cards Gender specific items Donated fun things like Mini footballs & Frisbees International phone cards Disposable cameras And more.....
	Jane K., left, wrote plenty of letters and kept us in coffee and all sorts of goodies while we worked. What a gracious lady! She had that dog tag machine in her living room for over a month - along with boxes and boxes of donated items and a houseful of people each week for a "packing party." What a good sport! Thank you, Jane!!!
Besides the personal letter from the person packing each box, over 1,000 hand written letters and cards to service men & women written at the rallies were shipped in the boxes for general distribution so our Troops would have personal mail from home.
	A great many people worked hard to make this effort a success, but it wouldn't have gotten started without the vision and dedication of John K, left, and Gary L., right. Click on images to see a larger view
The rallies were a great success and we are grateful for the support shown by our communities. The people of Southeast Michigan contributed thousands of donated items, which were shipped to our Troops. So far, we have shipped over 100 boxes totaling nearly 750 pounds. We used money collected at the rallies for shipping and now that the rallies have ended, we are using what is left to buy and ship items for as long as we can. We have begun receiving emails and notes from troopers who have received some of our boxes and their feedback has been heartwarming. Most of us involved in this effort are Vietnam Veterans and we know what goes well in 'Care' packages from home. In addition to the "Care" packages, we gave $1,000 of the donated money to the 101st Airborne's Eagle Family Support Group. It will be used to help the families of young enlisted men with bills and food while their loved ones are fighting our battle against terrorism. Recently, we have reduced the list of troopers we send boxes to, based on the units we feel will be coming home first, and based on information we have received. But those who remain over there, we feel, will need 'Care' packages for several more months. If you would like information on how to help, please contact us at: www.vva310.org.

VVA Motto: Never again shall a Vet coming home from battle be made to feel alone and unappreciated. If you would like more information about the Vietnam Veterans of America, Washtenaw County Chapter 310 please write to: P.O. Box 3221, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 or visit: www.vva310.org

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