hello all, tomorrow's trip to landstuhl (30nov04) will be a big-haul day as there were many arrivals today and i would like to thank each and every one of you for your generous contribution...

the toiletry kits i was able to put together are the best i've been able to take up yet...there is always a shortage of toothbrushes and shaving cream so i wasn't able to use all of the toiletries to complete kits...these "leftovers" (about 6 bushel baskets) are only leftover in the sense that when more toothbrushes and shaving cream shows up, more kits will get made and delivered; they are NOT leftover in the sense that they won't get used, cos they so will get used...
there are 21 kits and each one includes:

toothpaste
toothbrush
floss
nail clippers
cotton swabs
comb
chapstick
baby powder
shaving cream
shampoo
deodorant
razors
soap
mouthwash
lotion
candy
socks
letter/card from a child/adult

in addition, the delivery includes 24 articles of clothing, 49 backpacks, dvds, magazines, toys, games, writing materials, and disposable cameras...
this nicely compliments last week's haul of 17 toiletry kits, 7 coats and jackets, 18 articles of clothing, dvds, several dozen cds, models, modeling kits, and a lot of toys and games...

i have been in receipt of $250 to be used for supplies for the wounded...i have spent $151 of that cleaning out the px here of all their toothbrushes and shaving cream and other stuff (the commissary only sells fullsize and is more expensive)...i will be taking the remaining $99 to the ramstein px (afb adjacent to landstuhl) to buy more supplies...at the same time i will be redeeming vouchers for those wounded who are unable to do so themselves...if you would like copies of the receipts (i can digitally photograph them and email them to you) please let me know...

one more thing:
if you sent stuff via another person or company (thus i wouldn't have your address), please send me your address...c'mon people, don't be shy...the cards i picked out just for the thank yous are quite pretty...they're already bought and the stamps are already attached, they're just waiting for someone to say "yes i sent something, here's my address"...

if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the landstuhl trips, please feel free to email me!

sincerely, diana hartman
marforeur spouses
stuttgart, germany