Let's send some LOVE to our troops!

CALLING ALL HANDS ON DECK!

One of our soldiers identified 33 troops stationed with him who would love to receive a TOUCH OF HOME! This month we will send 40 individual boxes​.

It's Spring!  It's Easter! It's a time of new beginnings....

​Won't you help us send a special touch from home this month to our deployed troops?
What we need...
  1. ​Assorted chips (think Costco)
  2. Assorted snack packs 
  3. Energy bars
  4. ​5x7 size puzzle/sudoku books​
  5. other creative small items 
For other creative ideas, click here
Mar 2018 packing team! 
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NOTE FROM ONE OF OUR TROOPS:
I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you and the church for the support and the care packages that you have sent.  I received the care packages and opened them to my Junior Marines, they as well thank you for the packages. Everything that is received out here is shared amongst everyone depending on their needs. Just...wanted to write and give you, your family, and the people of the church a special thank you for the packages and the support. So thank you, God Bless, and take care. I have attached a picture of myself and the Marines under my charge. I am on the far left end.

MONTHLY NEEDS

​Please consider baking a special treat for
the troops this month?
They LOVE home-baked treats!

 Bars would be great! Or breads.... or cookies.... or popcorn.... or other treats. 

For ideas see our 
Recipes Tab and  Items We Send 
(click on the links). 
  
Drop them by the Crossroads Woodbury church any time Friday or on the second Saturday of the month by 9:30 a.m.
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ONGOING NEEDS:
WE ARE IN NEED OF REPLENISHING OUR BOX FILLERS. PLEASE CONSIDER PURCHASING 2 DOZEN OF ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN  WHAT WE PACK LIST

Does packing make a difference?

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In case you have wondered whether you make a difference helping to send a little “touch of home” to our military people, you will all enjoy reading this email which came from one of our guys.  Keep up the good work!
NOTES FROM A SOLDIER: 
​November 2015
To Whom This May Concern, I Am An Active Duty Soldier In The United States Army. I Am Currently Deployed In Taji, Iraq. I Recently Received A Heart Warming and Very Appreciated Care Package From (ATOH) A Touch of Home Program. I Am Writing To Say Thank You To All The Members. I Also Would Like To Tell Them That Even If They Don't Hear Back From Soldiers Like Myself. Their Packages Bring a Feeling To Soldiers That Warms Their Heart Deeply During The Difficult Times and Events That We Encounter Out Here.
Thanks, Sgt. Coleman, Sean (Operation Inherent Resolve) Taji, Iraq

This is John Miller. You guys at A Touch of Home are absolute Angels. The thought you all put in the packages that you send mean a lot to me. I’ve been meaning to write you for awhile but times have been busy. I first started receiving packages about 2 years ago while I was in Afghanistan.  Let’s just say I looked forward to that little touch of home that you guys provided more than once a month. Sometimes I broke down and cried during that year in Afghanistan when I would read everyone's letters that came in those packages, they were just so meaningful and it was absolutely wonderful to know that all of you were, and still, are thinking of me while I was deployed (I’m Japan now). Though I may not know all of you that are a part of this wonderful group it truly means a TON to me that you are all thinking about me daily and including me in your prayers. Not a lot of people still support the military but it is good to know that you guys do all you can for the service members that you and others know. I’m sure it means as much to them as it does to me. Keep up the wonderful work.