9/25/05 - Our September packages went out this weekend.  Amy Litman (our new contact - check her out to the left) gave us a list of very specific items that were wanted.  Here is what we sent:

black gel pens, DVDs (Lost, Season 1, Simpsons, Season 6, Hitch, Fever Pitch, Twilight Zone, Spiderman 2, Meet the Fockers. The Aviator, Crash, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2005, Maxim Swimsuit 2005), Freezer Bags (all sizes), Nerds, Ramen Noodles, Little Debbie Snacks, Swedish Fish, Fruit Cups and of course, loads and loads of all types of magazines!

Don't forget the race is 10-16-05.  Sign up now!

News:
Laurie (our 3rd contact) is coming home for two weeks of R&R in October.   We are hoping she'll make it to the race.

Art (our 2nd contact) and his wife, Olga, welcomed a baby girl, Anna, 7lbs 5 oz two weeks ago.  Everyone, including big sister Sasha, are doing great.  Art is being deployed again in November.

Here's a letter from our new contact, SSG Amy Litman:

Hi Kristin,

Thanks for emailing...I was expecting to hear from you soon.  CPT Ludovici (Laurie, to you) told me all about you and I have been seeing all the wonderful care packages that you and your organization send to us over here.  I'm sure I have personally benefited from some of the goodies as well!  You wouldn't believe how fast the stuff gets taken off the shelf once we put it out.  Hours at the longest!  Would you like a picture of the morale shelves we have located in the battalion mail room? 

Again, its so great that people like yourself are so interested in doing your part, which by the way, is so important and visible to the Soldiers currently deployed.  Keep up the good work.  Included in the attachments is a "new" list of ideas of goodies that I surveyed some of my co-workers with.

Take Care,
SSG Amy Litman
Personnel Services Sergeant
S1
LSA Anaconda, Iraq OIF III

10/05/05 - Our September packages arrived and are being enjoyed.
Check out the pictures and email from Amy.  Also, our pot has grown to $651 (this does not include any race profit).   Thanks for being so generous.

The race went extremely well yesterday.  Special thanks to everyone who was there to support us.  Click here for race details.

Hi Kristin,

We received all the boxes several days ago and it everything was great!! As promised, here are some shots of our battalion mailroom with all the goodies for the grabbin'. Included is also a shot of our movie collection. We do have approximately 100 movies but they are usually always signed out. The movies as well as the other items are so appreciated by the troops. Thank you for all your support!

SSG Amy Litman
Personnel Services Sergeant
S1
LSA Anaconda, Iraq OIF III