Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to wish all the posters inside the politics forum on covers and there families a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Also. Midnight1 and Snorkel started a charity fund earlier in the year. 

For this Holiday season we would like to help the Vets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They are in dire need of the following items.

1. Bigger wheelchairs.

2. Shoes.

3. Compression socks.

Midnight1 is currently working on a more comprehensive list. Every dollar helps! We have the power through our generosity to put a huge smile on the faces of Veterans on Christmas day!

Midnight1 will guide you through the process of making this happen

 Midnight1 is very easy to work with.

I toast each and everyone of you! Happy Thanksgiving!

sd

Happy Thanksgiving. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

Happy Thanksgiving guys!

I hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving sundance.

Have a Fantastic THANKSGIVING 

Have a great & safe Thanksgiving.

Anyone willing to help our Michigan vets will receive a thank you note from the veterans home as well as a receipt for tax donation purposes.

Let's not forget what these men and women have done for our country. The government provides these vets just their basic needs...3 hots and a cot. It's up to us to help improve their quality of life.

Once I receive more info, I will pass it along to everyone. 

Snorkel..I don't want to put my personal info out here for all to see. So we'll have to do this by PM. I'll send you a friend request (not sure how to do it) & I can provide you everything. That goes for everyone who else who would like to help our veterans in Michigan this holiday season. 

I got the list this morning of special needs: beard trimmers, 3 head electric razors, 20 elderly universal tv remotes (they have bigger #'s/letters & evidently they are always getting broke & lost), large -jumbo size 13 month calendars (these are used for vets to note special events & dates of importance to them), large Day Clocks for the visibly impaired with battery backup/alarms, DVD players, Bluetooth Over the Ears Headphones with Volume Control for ease of use for those with arthritis.

We can purchase all of these items on Amazon & have them shipped to the veterans home directly. For anyone participating, I can provide you the link to these products so you can check them out & realize the actual cost of these gifts. They are not cheap.

They are still in need of many of the items Snorkel delivered to our vets in Myrtle Beach this past summer which include AAA & AA batteries, stamps for mailing, DVD's but only new releases so they can show them at Friday night Popcorn Parties when the vets assemble together. They like action movies, car chases, comedies, who dunnite dramas but absolutely no blood/guts scary or war/battle related video's for obvious reasons. 

Shaving cream. disposable razors, denture cleaners, brushes, combs and other personal use items.

I took care of most of their clothing needs last year but they love all kinds of team logo baseball/football & racing hats.

They loved all the snacks Snorkel delivered that are individually packaged but nothing with nuts in them. Chips, chocolates, protein bars, candy bars etc. which we can also get from Amazon & Costco. 

You can see their daily needs, that we take for granted, are plentiful. I'm not here to beg you for anything. I'm just telling you about the joy we brought to so many for so little the last time we did this. These random acts of kindness remind our vets that they are not forgotten and their sacrifices are appreciated.

Let me know if you would like to participate or if you have any questions.

Midnite - roger that - my email is dr12ew@hotmail.com. Anything else I'll have to get my 8 year old nephew to help me out> Haha

Snorkel/sundance..check your emails. I've sent you some info on our plans to help our veterans during the holidays.

We're going to make some of our heroes very happy to know they are not forgotten.

sundance...everything is done & most of our gifts will arrive Monday from Amazon. I got all of the "special request" items on the veterans list! Here's what we got for them. We didn't get the wheelchairs from Amazon; we got 2 from Unique Medical Supply.

DVD's..they wanted new releases. We got them Knives Out; The Gentlemen; Bombshell; The Good Liar; Dark Waters. They show a new movie every Friday night so we got them covered for almost 2 months. Had to stay away from violent & sex related flicks & that limited our selections.

20 packs of Gillette Disposable Razors (Total of 240)

5 GPX Portable Top Loading CD Boomboxes w/AM/FM Radio (Many of the vets love talk radio especially for sports)

10 Max T Men's Electric Cordless 3D Rotary Shavers (Some vets prefer these rather than screwing around with shaving cream)

2 Mpow 059 Noise Cancelling Headphones (These are pretty cool but the vendor would only allow 2 per customer via Amazon)

20 Large Print Jumbo Wall Calendars (Vets love to use these to note special dates in their lives)

10 Flipper Big Button TV Remotes (These allow the vets to program their favorite channels for easier channel selection)

10 5D Diamond Painting Kits (These are rhinestone that once finished are hung in the rooms of veterans. These are for those with artistic skills)

10 Animal Painting Kits (They are pictures of cats, dogs, ponies etc. & are for those who just like to paint)

10 Scenic Painting Kits (They are pictures of brooks/streams, flowers in a field etc.)

10 Ten Packs of Men's Compression Socks

10 NASCAR Baseball Hats (These are #8 Dale Jr, Jeff Gordon #24 etc.)

And that's it brother. I think we did pretty good here for just the 2 of us but we could certainly have used some others to donate. There's always next year.

As soon as I get the Veterans Home Proof Of Donation form, I'll forward a copy to you for tax purposes. 

Thanks again sundance. We can never forget our heroes.