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November 08, 2004
Oregon State Packing Party -
Last week, an energetic group of OSU students got together to pack stockings and wrap gifts for 1/23 Marines who are currently deployed in Iraq. Here are a few photos that tell a troop support story.
 | Women from Alpha Chi Omega sorority wrap stocking stuffers with USMC LtCol Joseph Grant who heads the NROTC at Oregon State. |
| OSU students enthusiastically wrapped every gift that will go to 1/23 Marines . . . including briefly the scissors that Connie brought with her to help wrap gifts. The scissors were located, unwrapped, and put back into service cutting giftwrapping paper. |  |
 | OSU Operation Santa Coordinator, Laura Beardsley (in background), has done a terrific job of making sure that 14 platoons from 1/23 will have a merrier Christmas. |
| Ronda Blacker along with friends, Barbara Norris, Phyllis Barbour, Rita Hathaway, Judy Settlemeier, Nina Toronto, Barbara Gabrielson, Kay DeCoss, LaFyme Pratt, Frankye White, and Nancy Thompson made these beautiful stockings. Becky Mack from Oceanside also prepared 200 beautiful stockings and sent them to OSU to be used for making the holidays brighter for our troops. |  |
Connie reports: "Elves all over our nation have been busy with Operation Santa, sending Holiday packages to our Marines. We continue to have a growing list of requests to remember platoons and companies of Marines, and so the list of needed items for stuffing stockings and shipping expenses continues to grow. But, just when we think there is no way to send one more stocking a new volunteer emerges. Yesterday I met with a lady from my community who read in the paper about Operation Santa. She gathered her friends and neighbors and they went to work. Ronda Blacker along with friends, Barbara Norris, Phyllis Barbour, Rita Hathaway, Judy Settlemeier, Nina Toronto, Barbara Gabrielson, Kay DeCoss, LaFyme Pratt, Frankye White, and Nancy Thompson came to our rescue with 88 beautiful stockings and an envelope of money to help with shipping. And, they want to volunteer for next year. The many blessings continue to come our way as we work to make the holidays for our Marines special. Thank you to all our volunteer elves.
Posted by Deb at November 8, 2004 12:26 AM
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I would like too wish all the marines safe and merry Xams and God Bless you all
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