"The Town Hall Gang" sends two boxes to military personnel stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan every week. One box is for personal care items and the other is for food items. They send to a variety of troops - some with connection to people in Washington and others are total strangers.
Note: Remember that we cannot send aerosol cans so shaving cream must be in tubes.
We sent boxes to Chaplain DeLuca in June.
Our Soldier for Friday September 21, 2018
CPT Marc DeLuca
Attn: Any Soldier®
Task Force-SE, HHT, 2-1 CAV
Camp Dahlke-West
APO AE 09354
Soldier's Title: Chaplain
Added here: 20 June 2018
Expected to leave Afghanistan: 15 Jan 2019
Contact for approx number of Males: 200, Females: 20
Unit is from: Colorado
12 Aug 2018:
As our deployment continues and more Soldiers arrive at our location, I can't tell you how overwhelmingly grateful I've been for all of the support people have sent to us. I get to travel around Afghanistan providing religious support to minority religious groups, and so I get to see that my guys live in fairly austere conditions compared to the majority of service members over here. That being the case, it means a lot when people send support, both because my guys don't have a lot of ways to procure items out here other than through the mail, and also because it's heartwarming to know that people back home remember and want to help us. Thank you to everyone who sends packages to any service members wherever they are, whether it's my guys or others - it really means a lot to us!
Chaplain D
20 Jun 2018:
I am the chaplain for a Cavalry Squadron of Soldiers. We are building up a base that has few amenities right now. We have tents for living quarters, dining facility, and the chapel, with a few hard buildings. Most buildings have 110 electricity now (when it works). We do not have a laundry service yet, but we do have a few washers and dryers. However, most Soldiers order laundry detergent through the mail because we do not have a PX, bazaar, or any other way to purchase hygiene items here. We have several shelves in the chapel and gym where we distribute all care package items received so that Soldiers can find what they need without waste. We do not have microwaves, refrigerators/freezers, or hot plates. We have about a 10/1 ratio of men to women, so thankfully we have a lot of feminine hygiene supplies on hand. Soldiers often ask me if I have any shampoo, lotion, sunscreen, toothpaste, etc. Those items leave our shelves quickly!
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The team normally packs for shipment on Friday evenings upstairs in Town Hall.
Items can be dropped off weekdays at the Town Hall in Bryant Plaza. Please place items in the upstairs room next to kitchen.
Click here for lists of items: General items collected every week - On-going
Contact Denise Arturi if you have any questions about the program or items in
found on a weblist of troops requesting supplies. Also, for shipping purposes, any canned food should be small.
For more information, contact Denise Arturi: 860-868-2880
