$8.95

What will $8.95 get you? A super sized meal at McDonalds, 2 or 3 trips to Starbucks, less then 3 gallons of gas. How about a care package shipped to a solder serving in Afghanistan. Yep, this box is filled with items for a group of guys that are currently deployed in Afghanistan for 15 months. This box is filled with things like tuna fish, Excedrin, Fruit bars, Cheezits and cough drops. Every day things to us, but are real special treats for them.

Tonight I met with a few other folks at Susan Locke’s house to work on special packages for her son Christopher and his men. He leads a group of six guys; Adam 27, Joshua 24, Westley 19, Richard 19, Kristopher 19, and Cody 19. We are going to make up these care packages with the things that the guys request and a few extra cards and letters so that they have some contact with home. Things like Hot Rod magazines, Beef Jerky and energy bars; stuff that young men enjoy and make a very tough environment livable.

Susan had a stack of packages already made up just waiting to send them when she had the money in her budget. Just in the last few weeks she has sent over 20 packages and at $8.95 each that is no easy task. On our way out tonight we each grabbed a couple of boxes and will skip the McDonalds or a few Starbucks and for $8.95 the Flat Rate Package from the USPS will arrive to the guys in a week or two.

Maybe you too could come up with $8.95, or you know of a company or business that would like to include a care package in their daily postage I know that Susan and all of the other mothers with children serving in the military overseas would appreciate anything that can help.

If you know of a business that might help let me know and we can provide some of the details.