Our November 1, 2008 Care Package packing day plans are well under way. We start at 8:00 a.m. and work until we are done, generally about noon. Lunch is provided.

We could use experienced volunteers on Friday, October 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as well. If you are able to be here that day, please contact the office, 573-449-2003 to let us know.

Please remember if you need a hotel room at $59 night with Courtyard Marriott, you need to contact our office directly. The rooms go quickly, so call early!

This will be a special day for our Marines and volunteers. We'll be shipping boxes in time to arrive for the Marine Corps Birthday on November 10. Volunteers in attendance will have an opportunity to stick around after packing and lunch to attend a presentation on MarineParents.com from the founder and director, Tracy Della Vecchia.

If you are not able to attend, you can still be involved. Check out our Birthday Box Campaign link to the left to learn more.

A special thank you goes out to the following companies, organizations and supporters who are helping to make this possible:

Shakespeare's Pizza Panera Bread Co. Burgers Smokehouse Dayton Freight Cherry Central Swedish Match

Care Package Drives:
• Games for Heroes, White Plains, NY
• Brookfield Central High School Cheerleaders and Lancerettes, Brookfield, WI
• Deek Atkins, Boy Scout Troop 176, Westminster Colorado
• Pepsi Bottling Group, Buena Park & Aliso Viejo, CA

Companies Donating Products:
• Cherry Central, 1000 packages dried cherries
• Swedish Match, 10,000 cigars
• Burger's Smokehouse, 1000 smoked beef sausages

Donating Food/Drinks:
• Shakespeare's Pizza for Donating Lunch
• Mutrix Sinclair for Donating Sodas and Ice
• Panera Bread for Donating Bagels

Donating Services and Time:
• Dayton Freight
• Hickman High School Special Needs Class
• Rockbridge High School Special Needs Class
• Members of the Mizzou Marine Corps League