Packing Parties!

Here are pictures from the Puyallup Packing Party in Washington yesterday. Vicky Mohler, Operation Santa coordinator for 9th Communication Battalion, pulled off a wonderfully well organized experience. Oohrah!

	Vicky Mohler, Operation Santa coordinator for the 9th Comm Battalion, and Mary Helen Bartch, wife of Col Richard Bartch, currently deployed in support of OIF-II. Mary Helen flew in to help with the packing party and her years of experience with similar projects and organizational expertise were a huge help.
Norma Dharens and Connie Riecke share their experiences as Marine Corps Moms. Norma’s son is deployed with 1/7 Marines; Connie’s son recently returned to the United States with 3/7.
	Volunteers fill the sacks with donations of disposable cameras, beef jerky, candy, toiletries, and other
Volunteers carry in a van load of treats to be placed in individual “Santa Sacks”.
	Volunteers filled a room at a local church to fill hand-sewn sacks for Marines from 9th Comm.
Norma Dharens and two other volunteers seal boxes filled with holiday treats for our troops.
	Boxes filled with holiday treats to be shared by 9th Comm Marines.
In addition to the boxes filled with holiday treats, 110 boxes filled with Santa Sacks will be opened at Christmas by deployed 9th Comm Marines.
	Mary Helen Bartch signs a canvas banner that will be sent to 9th Comm with Operation Santa packages. Mary Helen’s husband is deployed in Iraq.
Connie Riecke meets Marines from the Puyallup recruiting office.

A huge thank you to Vicky Mohler and Mary Helen Bartch for all their hard work.

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