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SoHu's THIRD Annual Thanks for Giving drive


In 2010, SoHu and greater New Haven sent off 125 stuffed stockings for the Stockings for Soldiers Drive.  In 2011, we are sending stockings to our wounded troops. 


This holiday season help say Thank You to our wounded troops by donating items for stockings that will be sent to them at the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio Tx.

We've partnered with the Wounded Warriors Family Center who will take our stockings and distribute them.We are accepting you donations from today, November 20, until December 9th.  People can also donate a pre-stuffed stocking!

Appropriate items for donation are:

DVDs, CDs, Walmart and Target gift certificates, body lotion, Microwavable popcorn, soap/ body wash, puzzle books, tooth paste, disposable cameras, tooth brushes, decks of cards, Mouthwash, individually wrapped snacks, paperback books, deodorant, pencils, pens, stationary, magazines, hair brushes, chap stick, lip balm, tweezers, shampoo, conditioners, shaving cream, razor blades with a minimum of THREE blades (very important), hand made cards or letters (unsealed), board games, nail polish, boxed tea, wool hats, and baked goods.
Share with your friends and family! I hope to send at least 125 stockings, which is what we sent last year.
You can also visit WWW.SoHuNewHaven.org to donate towards shipping costs.



Christopher Martin's Homeless and Underprivileged Thanksgiving Dinner


Please donate:

 

Blankets * Warm Clothes  * Toiletries
Non-perishable food items -canned and jarred goods, pasta, cereal, etc

 

These items will be distributed to the needy on Thanksgiving.  Christopher Martin's will also serve the folks a full course Thanksgiving dinner .

Christmas for our Troops
The project is to send "Christmas Packages" to Soldiers serving in Afghanistan. via Chaplains that are stationed in various Units throughout Afghanistan.  With your help, we hope to send as many packages as possible to these Chaplains for them to distribute to the Soldiers in their Units.
There are plenty of Soldiers serving abroad who do not receive letters or care-packages from home throughout their deployment.  

This year we would like to make sure that these Soldier's know we all are thinking of, and caring about them this Christmas season.

If you are interested in donating towards a Christmas package please consider these items:

Personal items: razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, tooth  brushes, shampoo, under arm deodorant, bars of soap, wash cloths, don't forget our ladies (about 15% of our force is female), hand lotion, moisturizing cream, vitamins, wet wipes.

Games & Entertainment: Decks of cards, table games like Yatzee, Jenga, or other games you think are fun,  magazines about sports, cars, motorcycles, Readers Digest, Time, People, Vogue, Women's Health etc.  Previously read magazines are perfectly fine!  DVD Movies

Snacks: Candy bars, hard candy (life savers, fire balls, etc), granola bars, jerky, small snack bags of chips, cheetoes, pringles, chewing gum, crackers i.e. peanut butter, Cheez-its, cookies,

May I suggest sending some Holiday touches Christmas music CD, headband antlers,  candy canes, popcorn balls, etc. and a hand written note/Christmas card(s).  If you have children, hand made cards and drawings would be GREAT!

Please do no wrap the items, but rather label the stocking Male or Female. 

Finally, I must send the packages to Afghanistan by NOV 26.   Let's help make this as "Merry of a Christmas" as we can for those who are working so hard to keep us safe here at home!