Care Package for the troops!

I was contacted by a member about doing a Christmas Package for our own CigarSmoker troops that are away from home. I myself have too many things going on to be able to handle this. Looking for someone(trusted member) willing and able to do this.

The job entails collecting whatever people are willing to send over and then packaging it all up and sending it. At the moment I do not happen to know how many people from our little community happen to be serving. So you would need to find that out too. Since a group effort is a little slow they might not get it in time for Christmas but it sure would be a nice way to start the New Year. I'm sure a few have already sent things by themselves but this is for a group effort.

Post here if you want to run it and if your willing to send something. You don't have to list what it is. Certain items are a no no. I think liquor and Cubans aren't allowed and would cause a problem.


DG

Hi DG

I think this is a great idea and I've been trying to figure out how to do something like this. I'd be willing to contribute but I don't have enough time with the job right now to be able to handle the details. :smiley1:

Sammis

This I can tell you...

If you send a care package to one of us that are deployed.

1. NO PORN
2. No Alcohol
3. No Cubans

If you send any of these, they will probably be put in the Amnesty Boxes we have around our bases. Although, I'm sure the "Cubans" would be properly disposed of. :smiley2:

It's better safe then sorry. For me, it's not worth my stripes. And since I come home in January, I'm not risking my ticket home.

Lopaka

If this gets off the ground, you can count me in as a contributor.

Cigars or no cigars: "Thank You" to all our men and women in the service for wearing the uniform!

I definitely have a bunch of sticks to contribute. Don't know if I have the time to run this thing though.

spiffy

Anyone?

DG

If someone who has done this before will point me in the right direction in getting the package to the troops, I'll do it. I also will donate the winnings from the NCAA contest to get it rolling.

Korean, I can help you with shipping stuff over there. Its really easy. Basically its domestic postage since its going to an APO, you just have to include a customs form. I do everything online via the USPS and just have them pick it up at my front door. My sister-in-law is in Iraq and we ship stuff to her almost every week.

If you don't want to do the shipping part of it, I can probably do that, would just need some help from the rest of the board covering shipping costs and gathering addresses.

spiffy

I'm good for some sticks and a contribution towards shipping costs.......need to know where to send them. Lopaka is the only member I know who is deployed, I'm sure there are more that I don't know about though. DG should have Lopaka's addy from the SS thread.

Count me in for part of the shipping. Let me know who is shipping and I'll send a box of something to include in the package.

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Originally Posted by ashauler

I'm good for some sticks and a contribution towards shipping costs.......need to know where to send them. Lopaka is the only member I know who is deployed, I'm sure there are more that I don't know about though. DG should have Lopaka's addy from the SS thread.

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DG this DG that. How the Hell did I get to know so much stuff. :smiley8::smiley8:


I think I might be able to dig up his addy. Lopaka could always just PM The Korean. Anyone else that we are forgetting could also PM The Korean to be include in the care package.

DG

Awesome!

I'm excited about this. Everyone who wishes to give donate to the care package, please pm me for my addy. I am going to send the package out on Monday, January 7th. It would be great to have it there for the holidays, but want to give enough time for those who wish to donate to do so.


I am going to talk to guy at my local B&M and see if he'll add to the package, hopefully we get a good bit of sticks to send. If anyone wants to donate anything else other than cigars, feel free, but keep in mind of the items that are allowed. I plan on getting some creature comforts to put in there so if anyone wants to add to those or if anyone has ideas of what is needed or wanted please chime in.

Warning: I am going to bump this everyday or so with an update so we can keep it a hot topic.

Sending PM :smiley1:

sammis

Alright folks, here is the progress so far. I have gotten a PM from the following people offering to donate.

Hefty Smokes
Sammis
Diesel Grinch
Ashauler
SpiffyKyle
Smoked

Thanks to all of those who have pledged.

I also sent a pm to Lopaka, but haven't gotten a response (which I understand), but I saw in his one post in this thread, that he will be leaving in January, the same time we will be sending. Does the group still want to send to his division? I am sure that will be ok, just want to throw that out there.

Bump

Got the package from Sammis today. (Thanks Dan)
Smoked! has ordered and has shipped me a RP Sampler (Thanks Tim)

hey i got some to give to the guys doing the hard work for us count me in

dustin

Sorry,

Just been a little busy. I post and respond to PM's when I can. Currently, I'll be leaving in the middle of January. So, I don't know if it will get here before I leave. All the smokers I hang out with are cigarette smokers. I'm the only cigar smoker in the group. I don't think sending me Cigars to take home is your intention. :smiley1:

Might be good to find someone else. If you do send them to me, then they will probably arrive for me to take home.

However, thanks for the thought. :smiley4:

Lopaka

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Originally Posted by Lopaka

All the smokers I hang out with are cigarette smokers. I'm the only cigar smoker in the group. I don't think sending me Cigars to take home is your intention. :smiley1:

Lopaka

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that is very sad:smiley6:

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Originally Posted by mithril

that is very sad:smiley6:

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Yeah, I keep telling people Black and Mild are not real cigars. Try to convert. However, for some odd reason they like them. :smiley36:

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Originally Posted by The Korean

Update December 18th

Hefty Smokes
Sammis
Cigar Factoy Outlet by Pmagus
Ashauler
SpiffyKyle
Smoked
DustinPollock
JFellows via NCAA Contest

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I know there are some more generous folks out there, step right up!

Also, does anyone know of a AFO to send the package to? Lopoka will be back (Thanks for the service) so I wanted to ask the group.

PM sent

Update December 19th

Hefty Smokes
Sammis-Received
Cigar Factoy Outlet by Pmagus- Received Today December 19th
Ashauler
SpiffyKyle
Smoked-Received Today December 19th
DustinPollock
JFellows via NCAA Contest

Bump

I've got some smokes I could send your way for the troop collection.. ..mainly milds and mediums. Send me your address and I will throw together a little something after X-mas.

Merry Christmas Everone.

Please take this time to think about our troops.

aka= Christmas Day Bump

Alright folks, yet another shameless bump

I have gotten a donation outside of this board.

I did a quick count and so far from all that I have received, and those I have set aside, we are up to about 110 sticks. I'm hoping to get over 200 by the time I send this off in another week or two.

Update 12/27/07

Hefty Smokes
Sammis-Received
Cigar Factoy Outlet by Pmagus- Received
Ashauler
SpiffyKyle
Smoked-Received
DustinPollockReceived today
JFellows via NCAA Contest


Also, HeftySmokes has been kind enough to help me with this, he was working on getting an address or destination for these sticks, his first try didn't come up so he is exploring an different option. The one he currently working on is afghanistan, does anyone have a problem with sending them to there. Or if anyone knows of someone or others over there that would enjoy them, please forward me the information and I'll make sure they get there.

Thanks for all that have helped with this.

Kevin

Bump

Update 12/31/07

Hefty Smokes
Sammis-Received
Cigar Factoy Outlet by Pmagus- Received
Ashauler
SpiffyKyle
Smoked-Received
DustinPollockReceived
JFellows via NCAA Contest
Slcraiders- Received today - Thanks for throwing in a few for me!


This is coming together now. Thanks to all of those who have helped.

Kevin

I'll have mine out by the end of this week.

Ok, folks, sorry I have been away from the board for the last week or so, work has attempted to drive me insane.

I travel out of town Thursday of this week, and will be home for one day on Sunday and then be out of town for the next week. I am setting a date of January 23rd to ship these out. If you'd like to donate or have pledged to do so, please attempt to get them to me by that time.

I do have one problem that must be overcome before I can send these out.....I need somewhere to send them to. Please if ANYONE knows of troops that will enjoy these, please let me know. Without this, this attempt is pretty much useless. A couple of BOTLs here have attempted to help me with this, but haven't had something come through.

As we sit at this moment, we have about 150 or so cigars to send, not a bad stash of sticks if you ask me.

Anyway, thanks to all those who have help thus far, and thanks in advance to those who are about to help.

Kevin

Ok, we got got an address thanks to HeftySmokes. I am going to get these pack up today and will get them shipped out in the next few days. We have a ton of smokes, I lay them all out and get a few pics of what we got later today.

There are a couple packages that I haven't gotten yet, if I get these after I send off the troop package, I will then set them aside and I have another destination already picked out, which some might already know about.

Thanks to all of those who have helped.

Kevin

Hello all.
I'd like to apologize for delaying this thing. It was my smokes the Korean was waiting on. No excuse, just got busy with other things and neglected one of my commitments. Won't happen again.
On the bright side, it looks like my package got to the Korean on February 4 and hopefully everything is ready to go. The soldier charged with receiving the package served with my cousin in Afghanistan and recently shipped back out for Iraq. Although I've never met him, it sounds like he's a great guy and is happy to be caretaker of some cigars for his fellow soldiers.

You're not the only one Aaron, I dropped the ball as well and will have to confine my support to sending something to defray the shipping costs. I have no excuse either and will honor my commitments more timely in the future.

OFF WITH YOUR HEADS !!!!!!!!!!!!

j/k i just couldn't hold back

Dustin

Hey folks,

I work at a newspaper here in Chattanooga, Tn. This would make a great story for one of our reporters.

Could somebody pass along to me some good contacts for the story??

PM me.

Update from the Korean???

Fellas,

Let me first off saying the following is not an excuse, and I don't want to come off as being an A$$.

My work sucks right now. I have spent just about every weekday from Feb 6th in a $hit hole called Ardmore OK. My company has an account there and we are going through a management transition, while that transition goes on, I have to fill in, which completely is not in my list of things I wanted to do in my life.

Ok, more to the point. The sticks are all packed up and ready to send, they are in in 18x18x18 box with packing peanuts and all. I do have a huge favor to ask from a botl here, is anyone willing to have my wife ship these to you and you ship them to an APO address. If this sounds strange or not on the up and up, here is my reason, my loving wife has agreed to help me get these off of her dining room floor, but she doesn't want to have to fill out the forms to send to an APO. If someone agrees, she said she will send them out ASAP, I will also send a MO for shipping. I haven't been her for along time, but I hope all of you will understand, again, I don't want to seem to be a flake or anything of that sort, work sort of screwed with me after the new year.

If someone would be kind enough to do this, please PM me with your address and I'll get the wife to send them out, at the same time, I'll send a MO to you so within 2-3 days you should have both.

Kevin

Cabaiguan Juan offered to help me out on this. The smokes have been sent to him, along with some $ for shipping. Thank you so very much Cabaiguan Juan for doing this for me.

I know due to me, this shipment didn't get out as quickly as intended, and for that I apoligize. I'll make no excuses.

Kevin