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July 21, 2004
Operation Cool Ties
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Hot today Hotter tomorrow |
You can help make our troops more comfortable. While the combat engineers and Seabees are bringing air conditioning to some of the hootches, our Marines , sailors, and soldiers are often outside in the heat of the day - waiting in line for meals, time at the internet center, fire watch, etc. Here is what we are sending them:
Check out Cassandra's post at I Love Jet Noise - she's signing on to help with this project - an offer much appreciated.
If you have extra fabric, a bit of time, and can sew a straight seam, there are troops who would benefit from your effort.
If you can't sew but know someone who does, please spread the word. Click here for a link to the directions.
If you know of a group who might like to take this on as an outreach project, please give them this information. I will mail instructions for the ties to anyone who would like to help.
If you can't sew, don't know anyone who does, but have a bit of cash (it won't take much) to help, get in touch with me or Cassandra. We can make this happen.
Posted by Deb at July 21, 2004 04:50 AM
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Made a batch: used Deb's directions, crystals from a garden center (checked the label for the chem name)& looked at a commercial sample. Project took apx 9 minutes each on first go, sunk cost less than .25 each. A direct commercial equivalent sells for about $7.00 in the midwest. Sent them off -- hope they reviews are good.
Posted by: Pat at July 21, 2004 06:25 AM