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Support Our Soldiers xmas appeal 2008
Well im here again guys. This week our SOS XMAS APPEAL has gone live. If you can help in anyway please pm Myself or Onlyme for details. Mick and Anne (although I think anne will be the last to know.lol) sorry Anne:Dhave once again kindly agreed to be a drop off point for any donations. As your probably aware so many of our lads and lasses in our armed forces will be away from home and loved ones this xmas, also there are the few that dont even have family back home, so to recieve a parcel from people that dont know them gives them a moral boost and lets them all know we do support them and we are thinking of them. you can help in many ways. either by making a monetry donation to www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk or by helping with parcel fillers. Suggested parcel fillers santa hat, selection box, sweets, xmas cake, xmas pudding, sauce satchet, nuts, raisins, crisps/snacks, lollipops, biscuits, drinks satchet, jam/marmalade,chewing gum, toiletry items, socks/undies, puzzle books, notepad and pen, balloon and small gift. All items must be able to fit into a standard shoe box, travel or mini sizes are ideal. Prohibited items Aerosols, alcohol, xmas crackers, party poppers, lighter/lighter fuel, matches, pornographic(even slightly)books or magazines. The parcels mean much more than a box filled with seasonal goodies-They represent the support and good wishes of the british public and show our brave soldiers that we are thinking of them. By supporting this appeal does not mean that you are necessarily supporting either war. we are a non political charity whose sole aim is to SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS. Thankyou for taking time to read this post and I look foward to your support.:) |
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You can count me in for some donations of parcel fillers :D
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Thanks hun.;):)
although dont think the twins will fit in a shoe box;):D:D |
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Awww, now that just isnt fair
If i fill a box can you send it to some young fit single squaddie with my name and address??? lol |
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Count me in again x
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Will definitely be able to sort some stuff out for that
That mean I gotta meet Mick?:eek::do-one: |
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If anyone has some stuff they can pm me and i will give you my address and will make sure i am in when you call.
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If you make out a xmas card with ur details on it theres every chance you will get a reply. if you make several cards out I can put them in other boxes too. |
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Thanks mick ...;):):alright:
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Woohoo!!! Will start writing now.......... |
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yeah !!! :eek::D hes not half a scary as hed have you think lol |
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Count me in:)
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You sure about that cherokee? :D:D:D |
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i will see what i can do:da:
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ill do a box if someone tells me where to take it
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what about the " one use camera " i would like to get a few pics while i was out there and they don't cost much and they are small and light !!:D:D:D
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Nope sorry you lost me with that one lol..:confused::) |
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If you pm Mick he will give you his address failing that if you dont have transport you can pm Onlyme and she will probably arrange to collectas you are only in ossy. thanks lancscat:) |
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Can I just say also , if anyone wants to get their workplace involved ,You can pm me your email addy and i will send you a poster to print off |
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You can give me one Hun……….Theirs only me in my office but there’s an accountants upstairs so I’ll stick one in the entrance area and see what happens.
Really pleased to see this come around again, I thought we could put half a dozen good boxes together this year from Preferred Care Ltd. I know how much a good box of goodies goes down at Christmas. I’ll give you a knock when there done Mal…… Q: Can we choose to between male and female personnel; and can we enclose a Christmas card. On a personal note; I’d like to see a much higher profile of our service people this year, we seem to be forgetting that their out there fighting, it doesn’t matter if you anyone agrees or disagrees with the war or the politics of it, these are our people facing harsh conditions and personal danger, we have lost one member of our extended family out there and there’s the potential threat for others who are serving, it’s ok remembering them each November, but it would be far better if we didn’t forget them while they are here fighting, nor should we forget those training, their trainers and the vast array of support teams serving at home and abroad. |
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Will see if youngest members and Adult members will try to set up some boxes as well as work mates. :alright:
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Doug Its entirely upto you what sex you donate to hun. I have had as many donations for female soldiers as I have for male. It is all appreciated.
Yes you can send a xmas card , once again you choose wether its to a male or female. I make both male and female boxes up and get replies from both too. I agree doug its so important to keep our lads and lasses at the forefront of peoples minds, its so easy to forget them with the (out of sight out of mind syndrome) They work very very hard and really are doing a dangerous job out there. Iam trying to raise a bit more awareness this year so watch this space, also feel free to do your own bit too Im here should you need any help or advice. you can also email me at [email protected] |
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Hiya All
Just to let you know I have now been made official Area Co-ordinater for the Accrington area (keeping it in the family lol!) so feel free to give me a shout as well x |
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My Grandson Tony has just gone back to Afganhistan for the second time. He has also done 3 spells in Iraq He also served in the Bosnia do.Never mind the Xmas stuff .I just want him home in one piece.Is that too much to ask?I pray for him every day Just be lucky Tony for your Grandad
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A thank you from the soldiers!
Hiya All
Thought some of you that have pledged suport for the Support our Soldiers Christmas appeal may find this interesting. On the link is a video sent from some medics in Iraq SOS - Noticeboard Its made me more determined to help and its good to see the guys recieving the parcels. Thannks for all your help so far, if anyone else would like to get involved or help, please let either myself or Cherokee know x |
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cherokee, remind us when you are collecting at morrisons,,,,
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15th Nov GC . Im just waiting for written confirmation coming backfrom Cleveleys Morrisons but its marked in the diary. Will pm you if it changes ..
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when do the boxes have to be ready for please
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All my boxes have to be on the PO counter no later than the 5th Dec so Parcels need to be ready for collection by the last week in Nov if poss. thanks . |
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This sounds like a g reat idea guys; I'm glad to see that support for your troops is strong. We can drop gifts off at CFB/BFC Kingston and the stuff will be flown by military transport from Trenton to Kandahar. And I'm sure we all hope that all our young men and women will soon be safe home and out of harm's way.
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Think at the moment there are 4 boxes at Accrington SJA. Have told everyone the last date to bring any in is Monday 24 Nov. Will need a location to drop them off later if you can please let me know..:alright:
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Ber999t I have pm,d you with some info for dropping off or collecting parcels.
Onlyme can collect or failing that Mick has kindly agreed to be a local collection point. Our xmas appeal is now well and truly underway and I am delighted to say that my dining room is now being overtaken with parcel fillers, xmas hats and other goodies for our brave lads and lasses, The public support for our troops this year is really overwhelming and it makes me really proud to be a part of it. If anyone wants anymore info just let me know or pm Onlyme thanks Mel x |
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Just to let anyone know in the Clayton area there is a box in the co-op on Pickup street in Clayton le moors.
If you want to give any thing you can just pop it in the box and i will pass it onto Onlyme. At the moment we have a bag full of chocolate and 4 tins of beans :D Bernie xx |
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Massive Thanks to Bernie and all involved at the Co-op for all the help and gifts theyve given, greatly appreciated!
I'm trying to get ahead of the game, so if anyone has anything ready for collection and posting, please let me know and I'll be happy to pick up. Thanks again for all the help so far x |
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I have a few bits, still need to pick up a few more though :D
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Mick's calling today.
I'll see what I can come up with. Good luck. |
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my box is nearly ready ,just trying to pop in a few more bits,will find a drop off addy when im done x
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sent you PM
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Will be getting my donations shortly
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Thanks to all who are getting involved, All is going great guns atm excuse the pun:D
Will keep you all updated as to how things are going. :hothothot:alright::kiss: |
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Just wanted to say a major 'Thank you' to THWAITES BREWERY for all their help with this years appeal. They have been absolutely fantastic asking their employees to come on board, providing Christmas boxes and using their Google Page Ranking company to highlight the charity and the work we do, so THANK YOU!!!!!
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Hi All
Just a quick one to say I am starting bagging,boxing, filling and all things parcelly this weekend, so if anyone needs anything collecting etc, please let me know, and I can try and pick up next week Thanks me xx |
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Hello Mel,
Sorry hun, I was distracted by the MOD’s earlier request in respect of relieving pressure on the postal system and in that respect I’ve not done any boxes has I had planned, although I am now aware that the MOD give the SOS the go ahead and give total backing to this fantastic effort. I have however made donations to the same amount to the Help for Hero’s and Royal British legion campaigns. I will also get something off the Karen over the web as I did last year. This is fantastic work….keep it up. |
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Doug thank you for your donation , I understand with the MOD thing as its been quite an issue this year but like you said ithas been made clear that we have been allocated the amount to ensure we dont overwhelm the system and it is wourking well upto now.
I have myself also donated to the help for heroes campaign as like ours it is a very worthy cause |
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keep up the good work cherokee,,,:alright:
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Hiya
Just wanted to say a huge THANKS for everyone that has donated from Accy web for this years appeal. Its been a superb response and Ive just picked the boxes up from Micks, so they should be winging their way overseas this week. Thanks again everyone (and especially to Mez and Mick for co-ordinating) xx |
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If there is anyone else with something to donate will you please get it to me as soon as you can so i can get it sent on thank you.
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cherokee,,my S.O.S. bag is brilliant,,:thankya:
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Ive donated!! :D
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Should we start unpacking the boxes to look for the twins now?:eek::eek::p Granny Glad your happy with the bag hun . :) |
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No no, the british army are safe there :D |
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Will PM you now cherokee
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Actually Emzy's donated probs the most treasured thing to her, child free time, so huge thanks to her as well for helping me with packing/weighing/card writing etc etc etc, much appreciated (but next time, learn how to work the scales before we have heart failures ;))
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Bernie just to let you know I got your letter this morning Thanks hun ;):alright: |
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It will Bernie thanks again.
Just put a couple of pics on my profile of the pack and wrap. ignore me lol I look knackered but I had just started it looks a lot worse in my dining room now lol. |
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And as for the child free time, yes its treasured but it was used to aid a very good cause and I am just glad that I could help :D |
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whats the last day we can donate please
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I am trying to have everything in by Wednesday at the very latest lancscat so If you have anything that needs collecting please let me know and I will see what I can do. If you cant manage the xmas deadline we send parcels out on a monthly basis so some will be made up into new year boxes you can alswys help with one of those, Let me or Onlyme know what you want to do and we will work around you. Thanks again for your support. :) |
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I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Support Our Soldiers, Nic(Onlyme) and myself to say a big thankyou to all you kind people of Accrington who have made this years xmas parcel appeal a very successful one.
Between Nic and myself we have reached our given target and managed to get 200 parcels out to the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This couldnt have been done without your help and contributions, I would personally like to thank Mick and Anne for allowing their home to become a drop off point and also Emzy for giving her precious child free time up to help with the pack and wrap. Our parcel appeal is ongoing throughout the year and we are always here to offer a shoulder to worried families back home who would just like to talk. If you would like to continue helping our appeal either by donating for our parcels or even fundraising in your own way, please feel free to email me at [email protected] or send me a pm on here. alternatively you can also contact Onlyme.... [email protected] Once again thankyou and I look foward to your valued support in the future. May I wish you all a very merry xmas and a very happy new year. Mel-SOS ..(cherokee) xx |
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Well done Mell.....you are a credit to S.O.S.
Happy Xmas to all the troops |
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Well done Mel and Nic great work:)
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I have given accyweb a mention in this years thankyou rundown on our website if anyone cares to have a look. How We're Getting On Xmas 2008
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the link is not working ....... well done with your appeal: |
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Ummm dont know why magpie it seems ok to me. |
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On this note, I'd just like to say a massive thanks to Ber999t, Mez and pals, Mick and an extra special one to Emzy again whom I cant thank enough!!! I know, sometimes, Mel and I were ready to tear our hair out (our own, not each others, well not much),but everytime things got a little too stressful, somethin happened, a donation or letter from abroad, that really picked our spirits up! Its was brilliant to see all the support, so thank you! xx |
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I have justreceived a letterfrom one of the guys that has received a parcel which I wanted to share with you all 'My name is Arron ******* , and I'd like to say a special thank you to all of you. The lads out here are greatful for the gifts you send. Its people like you that make this tour a lot easier for us,knowing we have people who are grateful for our work THANK YOU And we at **th Regt are even more grateful for your support so thanks again' I am continuing to send as much as possible through the year so if anyone would like to contribute, please let me know as everything that we can do is appreciated somuch And THANKS AGAIN to everyone that has made a difference to the guys out there already |
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