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July 29, 2005
Kansas City, here I come
The song by Big Joe Royal has been stuck in my mind for the past few days and I'm on my way. Currently, I'm sitting in the Phoenix Airport waiting for my connecting flight that will take me to the Marine Parents United Convention this weekend. Marcia, Angie, Cathy and the rest of the board have been working hard to make this event happen and I can't wait to see what they have in store.
Tomorrow morning, I'll present Operation Santa USMC 2005 to a number of interested Marine Parents. This officially launches our second holiday outreach - last year volunteers all over the country worked together to make the holidays merrier for over 6,000 deployed Marines. We'll have more on this soon - watch for the launch of the Marine Corps Family Foundation website. I have a Power Point presentation ready . . . but no screen in the meeting room and no projector, so I spent last evening getting acquainted with the fine folks at Kinko's who helped me print out copies of my slides for a poster presentation.
Adam Marshall, former Marine who is launching a very successful singing career will be returning this year. His new CD is out - visit your local Sam Goody's music store and pick up one or more than one. You won't be disappointed - he has real talent and knows how to work a crowd of Marine Corps Moms.
I'll have more pictures later, but here's my favorite from last year:
From left to right, Marine Corps Moms Connie, Linda, Janise, and Deb.
Linda Kelly, another Marine Mom whom we met last year and quickly became a friend has worked tirelessly to put together a DVD tribute to our nation's fallen heroes. She is a tremendously talented graphic artist and I can't wait to see what she's created. The title of this project is Operation Never Forgotten and it is also a Marine Corps Family Foundation project.
I'll be posting from the conference - stay tuned for news and events. Connie and Janise have other plans this weekend and cannot attend.
Posted by Deb at July 29, 2005 11:03 AM
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