MARINES MAIL CALL
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We have DOUBLED our goal!!! Thanks to EVERYONE who contributed to our recruits! We will be sending them all TWO PowerBars each! Team SPEARHEAD and Friends ROCK!!!!
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We've exceeded our first goal of $175 and can now send one PowerBar to each recruit! If we raise $280 we can send TWO PowerBars to each recruit!!!
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Help our US Marine Recruits and send them some treats with team SPEARHEAD!
team SPEARHEAD is adopting four Marine Recruits who are currently not receiving ANY mail at all while in boot camp. We want to send their platoon some PowerBars to enjoy while they are there. We need to send some for the entire platoon and so we're raising some funds to allow everyone to help!
$175 will provide ONE PowerBar for each recruit and a team SPEARHEAD patch for our four adopted recruits.
Donate ANY amount of money that you would like to help provide these recruits with a treat. We will send a list of names of contributors with the package.
If you'd like to write a letter to one of our recruits details are here: http://www.teamspearhead.com/2014/06/17/marines-mail-call/
Here's the letter we received from the father of one of the recruits who is in the same platoon as the four recruits we adopted:
"Thank you for your selfless act of patriotism and kindness. Four Marine Recruits currently training at Parris Island are unfortunately not receiving mail. I'm assured this, as my son is a recruit as well, and I'm part of a Facebook page for USMC Recruit families and we were made aware of these stand alone Marine Recruits from an inside source.
"It is unclear whether these recruits have families or not, but it is for certain they do not receive mail.
"Ask any Marine Recruit and they'll tell you that receiving a letter at mail call is like getting presents Christmas morning. If you'd like to receive a letter back, you may enclose a self addressed stamped envelope, or simply a book of stamps. The recruits have to go to the PX to purchase their stamps if they get time (unlikely and costly).
"Please do not refer to them as Marine, or soldier, as that is disrespectful, and they are not yet Marines. Please do not send bad news, pornography, or bulk mail, as it is not allowed, and could get them in trouble. If you want to send them a box of power bars, they are allowed, but you must send 100, for everyone in the platoon.
"Each recruit is in the same battalion, company, and platoon, so their address is the same. Simple change the RCT name depending on whom you write and how often. They may receive mail every day! Even a post card would go a long way. Do not send a Hallmark card. They are frowned upon because the company is anti-guns. Marines dislike Hallmark.
"Fyi- these men graduate on July 11, 2014. RCT means recruit."
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR MARINES!
team SPEARHEAD
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Help our US Marine Recruits and send them some treats with team SPEARHEAD!
team SPEARHEAD is adopting four Marine Recruits who are currently not receiving ANY mail at all while in boot camp. We want to send their platoon some PowerBars to enjoy while they are there. We need to send some for the entire platoon and so we're raising some funds to allow everyone to help!
$175 will provide ONE PowerBar for each recruit and a team SPEARHEAD patch for our four adopted recruits.
Donate ANY amount of money that you would like to help provide these recruits with a treat. We will send a list of names of contributors with the package.
If you'd like to write a letter to one of our recruits details are here: http://www.teamspearhead.com/2014/06/17/marines-mail-call/
Here's the letter we received from the father of one of the recruits who is in the same platoon as the four recruits we adopted:
"Thank you for your selfless act of patriotism and kindness. Four Marine Recruits currently training at Parris Island are unfortunately not receiving mail. I'm assured this, as my son is a recruit as well, and I'm part of a Facebook page for USMC Recruit families and we were made aware of these stand alone Marine Recruits from an inside source.
"It is unclear whether these recruits have families or not, but it is for certain they do not receive mail.
"Ask any Marine Recruit and they'll tell you that receiving a letter at mail call is like getting presents Christmas morning. If you'd like to receive a letter back, you may enclose a self addressed stamped envelope, or simply a book of stamps. The recruits have to go to the PX to purchase their stamps if they get time (unlikely and costly).
"Please do not refer to them as Marine, or soldier, as that is disrespectful, and they are not yet Marines. Please do not send bad news, pornography, or bulk mail, as it is not allowed, and could get them in trouble. If you want to send them a box of power bars, they are allowed, but you must send 100, for everyone in the platoon.
"Each recruit is in the same battalion, company, and platoon, so their address is the same. Simple change the RCT name depending on whom you write and how often. They may receive mail every day! Even a post card would go a long way. Do not send a Hallmark card. They are frowned upon because the company is anti-guns. Marines dislike Hallmark.
"Fyi- these men graduate on July 11, 2014. RCT means recruit."
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR MARINES!
team SPEARHEAD
Organizer
Lyell Petersen
Organizer
Matthews, NC
