"Jingle All the Way from the Heart of USA"
December 2004
Never in a million years, would we have thought that we could collect 20,000 cards, but the program overflowed with beautiful handmade and handwritten notes to our troops. the greatest gift this holiday season, "The gift of Freedom". Merry Christmas to our troops.
20,000 Letters and Cards
January 1, 2005
Jingle All the Way from the Hearts of USA 2004
Total Number of Soldiers receiving mail: 1,850
Breakdown
Soldiers in Basic Training 2
Soldiers stationed in USA 18
Soldiers stationed overseas 1568
Hospitals receiving mail
Walter Reed Army Hospital, USA 112
Bethesda Naval Hospital, USA 100
Landstuhl Hospital, GERMANY 50
Weight in pounds: 2,467 lbs.
Shipping cost
USA $400.87
Overseas $1976.08
Total: $2,376.95
Phone Cards: 1250 sent
Cost: $5,750.00
Hot Sauce 8 Cases
Christmas Ornaments 400 Snowflakes
Elk Trail Mix 370 packages
Hockman’s Candy Chocolate Covered Oreos 1,230 cookies
Candy Canes too many to count!!
Beef Jerky/slim jims 7,500
Underware 150 pairs
Socks 300 pairs