[MR] a Request for Largesse

[Lady Rhiannon of Berra]

I apologize if you receive this more than once, but I believe this to be relatively important.  Please indulge me, if you have a moment (no this isn't spam, at least I don't think it is at any rate).

As many of you in Atlantia are aware, several of our family members in the National Guard have been activated and are serving our country overseas.  My family happens to have one of those brave, intelligent and caring individuals in Afghanistan.  He is 22 years old and is a Medic with a National Guard unit out of Winchester.  He's been in Afghanistan for the past two weeks and has been moved twice.  He started out a Bagram Air Base with all of the comforts of home and then some.  He called home to his mother (my sister) to report that "it's not so bad here", and 48 hours later, he was sent somewhere else deeper inside Afghanistan and without all of those comforts. 

That's why I'm writing to you all, friends and friends I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet.  My nephew and his friends NEED our help.  They don't have the facilities to buy what they need for daily hygiene and entertainment.  To give you a short overview:  They're sleeping in tents in the desert (hot days, cold nights), they get one shower twice a week, they have to wash their clothes by hand, they don't have a px to buy the things we use every day and take for granted.  That's where I hoping that the generosity of Atlantia will come through once again.

I would like to ask people to donate items to help my nephew and his buddies.  He'll be in Afghanistan for the next two years, but I'm only asking for your help now.  Below is a list of items that I'd like to remember on your next shopping trip.  

Please bring an item or two (or whatever you can afford) with you to Last Chance and put it in the donation box that will be at Troll.  I'll ship it out on Monday.

Hand sanitizer (water is at a premium, so they're going through hand sanitizer, well, like water)
deodorant
toothbrushes
toothpaste
moutwash
soap
lotion
baby wipes
dry clothes detergent
newspapers
comic books
magazines
paperback books 
DVDs  (do you have some DVDs you don't watch... this is your opportunity)
Music CDs
batteries (AA and AAA)
Candy
"sweets" (twinkies, little debbie snack cakes, poptarts, etc.)

If you have ANY questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  While you may not agree with why they're there, remember that they are Americans and they need our help.

Thank you all in advance for the generosity that Atlantia is known for!

Lady Rhiannon of Berra
Autocrat of Last Chance