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Melissa
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Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween candy...
« on: Nov 3rd, 2007, 5:08pm » |
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I was wondering what to do with it all. Barb's post gave me an idea. I'm going to make a care package sending the candy and other requested things to Iraq. I found where I could do that at http://www.anysoldier.com .
Lily has already gone through her bowl and when Eli gets home we'll go through his too and he can keep some of what he wants and the rest will go into the box along with other items I'll buy.
One family having that much candy is not a good thing! LOL!
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #1 on: Nov 3rd, 2007, 5:14pm » |
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It's a great thought Melissa. Unfortunately I don't think chocolate is going to do so well in transit through the Middle-east. It gets hot there you know.
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #2 on: Nov 3rd, 2007, 5:27pm » |
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #3 on: Nov 3rd, 2007, 8:24pm » |
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Military inspectors will throw any chocolate away before it even leaves the US.
Non-chocolate is fine.
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #4 on: Nov 3rd, 2007, 9:21pm » |
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If anyone would like to help create or donate cash to a care package for the Marines you can go to www.marineparents.com and click on the link under "Support our troops" Sponsor a care package. This is a non profit group that does wonderful things for our Marines and their families.
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #5 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 9:11am » |
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I read you're not supposed to send chocolate any time between May and October due to it melting, so I think November is safe.
And Brew, where did you hear about the chocolate?? I haven't read anywhere that it gets confiscated. In fact, at opgratitude.com they actually NEED the Halloween candy right now (including chocolate) for their care packages.
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #6 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 9:19am » |
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Perhaps I misspoke. I don't know that they actually throw it away - only that they won't ship it to our men and women in uniform due to the mess it makes in the excessive heat. I don't know what they do with it after they separate it.
I hadn't heard about the May - Oct timeframe.
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Re: Since my kids have WAY too much Halloween cand
« Reply #7 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 3:15pm » |
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The way things work now, it would take a month or more to get the stuff like this overseas. Paranoia has taken hold everywhere.....especially against our own people.
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