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Important – Marines Need FReeper Help Nationwide (This Is No Drill - This Is The Real Deal!)
MB26
Posted on 11/21/2007 11:10:28 AM EST by MindBender26
At Ease and Listen Up!
Here's the deal. The Marines need our help. In some areas the annual Marine Corps Toys for Tots program is going into the dumper.
For more than 65 years, the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign has provided Christmas presents for children who need them. Without the Corps, particularly the local Marine Reservists, these kids would wake up to joyless Christmas.
This year there is a huge problem in many areas. No, they DO NOT NEED donations of toys. The public does a great job of opening their hearts and wallets. Every year, literally millions of new toys are lovingly donated to this program. For example, I once did a story (I'm an old TV newsie type) about a couple who bought used broken bikes at the annual police auction, then spent hundreds of hours restoring them to brand new condition. As a result, dozens of poor kids received "new" bikes every Christmas.
Local Marine Corps Reserve units provide all the labor; collecting, arranging, wrapping and distributing the toys. The problem is (and it's a huge problem,) this year, many of those Marines Reservists are deployed in SWA. In many areas there are no local Marine Reservists available to work the Toys for Tots program. Imagine the loss to everyone if this program does not operate this year! And right now, in some areas, they are looking at a 70% shortfall drop in performance due to manpower shortages.
Simply put, they need help. The local Reserve units need people to help with the sorting, delivery, etc. They are not putting out an official call for help because they don't want to get into manpower issues, but they need help!
So, here's the deal. We all need to GOOB and call the local USMC Reserve unit. I know many of us former Army Green Machine Gravel Agitators worry about the danger to our reputation from being seen with Marines, but just talk slowly and go to "words twice" and they will be able to keep up with you.
Think about. The Marines aren't here because they are in Harm's Way, working for us. It's the least we can do for them….. and the kids!
Call now!
That is all.
Dismissed… And call NOW!
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