Posted in
Labels:
barracks,
single Soldiers
Phase III of our Single Soldier project consisted of taking all the goodies that have been donated and purchased and organizing them into gift baskets. We had a great group of volunteers throughout the day helping with this gargantuan task.
 |
| Some super ladies worked hard today to prepare for this redeployment. I'm SO very appreciative of everyone who came out to help today! |
 |
| We started an assembly line for creating the single Soldier 'welcome home' baskets. It was a fine-tuned machine by the end of the day ... and we ended up with 181 assembled baskets! |
 |
| The assembly line starts with a laundry basket, welcome home poster, and a Ziploc with a few paper goods -- paper plates, cups, and plastic ware. |
 |
| Next, they get a bath towel and a package of Wet Ones wet wipes. |
 |
| Adding hand towels, wash cloths, and an American flag |
 |
| Next goes the laundry detergent and dryer sheets |
 |
| Two bottles of water, a Cup of Noodles, and a USO kit |
 |
| A book to read, cheese crackers, and Slim Jims |
 |
| Body soap, body wash, and hand soap |
 |
| Candy bars, granola bars, and a can of Coca Cola |
 |
| Cookies, chips, pretzels, and a package of hot cocoa mix |
 |
| A box of Girl Scout cookies, an "IRAQ, I Served" sticker, and a letter from an elementary student are the finishing touches. |
 |
| We took a few breaks to roll towels and replenish stations. |
 |
| Everyone had a job to do and the process went pretty quickly. |
 |
| An example of a finished basket |
 |
| Some of our finished baskets! |
 |
| Lots of goodies for our single Soldier heroes! |
 |
| We filled up the room with completed baskets. |
 |
| We worked one poor volunteer into a corner. =) |
 |
| We started a Pillow-Toss line to get all of the donated pillows into the storage room. |
 |
| Our rear detachment commander came in to check on us ... and learned you can't disrupt the flow of a pillow-toss line. |
 |
| This is the end of the pillow toss line. |
 |
| And we had a few moments of pillow-fight fun at the end of the day. |
 |
| We left the room like this ... ready to be delivered and placed when flights start coming in. Yay! |
 |
| [Some of] our Volunteer Dream Team ... others came and helped but, unfortunately, I didn't get a group photo of everyone who came today. =( |
