Just a quick little blog entry tonight that I really wanted to do, as it is a little time dependant.
I was out shopping today, trying to get some inspiration for Christmas gifts, and I bought the Myer Spirit of Christmas album for myself. This is something I do every year (I think I have about 20 of these albums! Almost every single one since they actually began producing them in 1993!) as they are always chock a block full of fantastic Christmas carols sung by an array of great Australian artists, and the money made from the sales of the album goes directly to the Salvation Army, who do so much great work all year round, but especially at Christmas, for those less fortunate than you and me.
ANYWAY. It really got me in the mood to do something for others this Christmas. I spent several Christmases when I was at university volunteering with Lifeline, Apex and the Starlight Children's Foundation at many of their Christmas events. It was always gobs of fun and something I thought was really important and really enjoyed being apart of. Unfortunately these days with my flying schedule and my odd work hours I can't commit to stuff like this anymore.
So tonight I was trying to think of some other way I could make someone's Christmas that little bit brighter this year. And then I remembered that a few years back I had read somewhere about sending care packages to our diggers who are currently serving overseas. I absolutely loved the idea and eagerly filled two boxes to send away (of which there are pictures below - I can't believe the pics are still in my phone, but I do remember being proud of these boxes and so I guess that's why I took the photos of them and kept them for like four years!).
So tonight I have done some searching to find the details to send away some Christmas care packages and I wanted to share this with you all, in the hope that you too might make a package to send away this Christmas to show you care and are thinking of our troops during a time when I know they are all wishing so much that they could be back with their families and enjoying Christmas like the rest of us.
I have found a fantastic blog with all the details you could need - www.oceanskykhaki.blogspot.com.au - but if you don't have time to go have a squiz through this website fully, just know that if you head to an Australia Post outlet and buy yourself a B2 or BX sized box and fill this with goodies such as roll on deodorant, lollies, tissues, pens, writing paper, magazines, toiletries, biscuits, tinned food, socks, games, chewing gum and coffee and tea, you can send it free of charge, as long as it is under 2kg in weight, to our awesome guys and girls serving overseas.
Address it as follows...
An Australian Defence Member
AFPO 60
Australian Defence Force NSW 2890
...and make a soldier's day a bit brighter, and their Christmas a whole lot better than it would've been before your package.
These amazing soldiers are making such a sacrifice for us - let's show them we are thinking of them and care about them this Christmas! You can send your packages to this address until December 8th, 2014, and if you get them in before then, they will be delivered in time for Christmas Day.
Jorgs
This is really awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to do this next week!