05 Oct 2008:
Hello again... I hope this finds everyone well.. Just a quick update of us here in Afghanistan... Last month we lost 2 Marines and a Navy Corpman.. It really took a toll on us here at the camp.. As many were good friends with these three young men.. My prayers go out to their families. As for the rest of us we keep on going as best we can..
Halloween is just around the corner... Then Thanksgiving and Christmas.. I wish I was home to take my daughter trick r treating this year... (She's 3 and I wasn't there last year, I was at training for this mission).. Well hope everyone is well and thank you to all the supporters...
Items of need
Foot spray/lotion/powder
Shaving cream/gel (both men and women)
Razors ( both men and women)
Female products (pantyliners/pads/tampons)
Green/White/or Black socks (mens and womens)
Snack Foods (jerky/candy/etc)
Shampoo/Conditioner
Body Wash/ Bar Soap
Toothbrushes/Toothpaste/Floss/Mouth wash
Halloween Candy/decorations
Chapstick
Cold medicines ( TheraFlu/tylenol cold and Flu/cough drops/etc)
DVDs ( Movies/exercise/computer games)
Deodarant (Mens and Womens)
Photo Paper
Scrapebooking material
Drink mixes ( kind you put in bottle water)
Batteries (AA/AAA)
Magazines (Shape/ USweekly/etc)
Books (all kinds)
Baby wipes / Hand sanitizers
Face wash/ acne medicine
Lotions (Body/hand/face)
Leave in conditioners / Deep hair treatments / hot oil ( the chlorine they treat the water with does wonders to your hair and skin)
Shower Caddy ( travel bags/ etc)
Makeup
Body sprays
Disposable cameras
Board games / Video games ( we have Xbox and playstation 2) in the MWR room
Anything else you can think of that would bring a little bit of home to us...
Thank you for all the support..
Keri Allan
03 Sep 2008
Good afternoon everyone.. Just my monthly update... More groups of troops are leaving and coming into country... I am always greatfully for all the support you give.... Even if only a letter they really do touch us deeply... From all the Navy, Army, Marines, and Airforce that have used one or more products or read letters : THANK YOU... I owe a few thank you letters and they will be mailed soon... Again THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
Much of the same items are needed as before... Also for those in or have family in the Gulf Coast area our prayers are with you...
V/R
Keri Allan
09/03/2008
Good afternoon everyone.. Just my monthly update... More groups of troops are leaving and coming into country... I am always greatfully for all the support you give.... Even if only a letter they really do touch us deeply... From all the Navy, Army, Marines, and Airforce that have used one or more products or read letters : THANK YOU... I owe a few thank you letters and they will be mailed soon... Again THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT....
Much of the same items are needed as before... Also for those in or have family in the Gulf Coast area our prayers are with you...
V/R
Keri Allan
02 Aug 2008
Hello everyone. I hope this update finds everyone in good spirits. Its been crazy around here lately. I had some of my fellow NAVY leave but just got a whole bunch of new NAVY IA's. As always thank you for all your support.
Items in need are the following:
Snack foods
Deoderants ( men and womens)
Shampoo and Conditioner
Games
Magazines
Chapstick
Over the Counter Allergy/ Cold/ pain relievers
Pain reliever creams ( Bengay)
Phone cards
Shaving items (shave cream, razors, aftershave for both men and women)
Soap ( both bar and liquid)
Tote bags/hard plastic container to tote bathing items back and forth from rooms to restroom
Lotions
Foot powder medicated
Face wash ( acne wash)
Sunscreen
Bug repellant
DVD's ( movies, exercise, etc)
Carpet freshner/ room freshners
Thank you for all your support and May you all be blessed.
29 Jun 2008
Sorry for the late update.. I hope all is good where you are. The weather is getting up into the 100's here daily. Everyone here is doing ok and really enjoying soem of the games I received. Teh following items are always a welcome
Shaving items for both males and females (Shaving cream, aftershave, razors)
Snack foods
Deoderant ( Both male and females)
Shampoo and Conditioner
Games
Magazines ( No Pornography please)
Chapstick
Over the Counter Allergy Meds / Cold Meds
Pain reliever creams ( Bengay)
Phone cards
and any other items are welcome.
Take care and Thank you for your support from myself and all the navy IA Team
23 May 2008
Hello everyone. Just a quick THANK YOU from all the NAVY IA's here in Afghanistan. I'm glad to be a contact for the NAVY sailors. Everyone appreciates the goodies.... The weather is getting very HOT here. A few items of need are as follows:
Womens/Mens Deodorant
Lotions
Acne wash/lotion (face wash)
Sunscreen
Mesquito nets
Shampoo/Conditioner
Shaving products for both men and women ( razors, after shave, shaving cream)
Body wash / Bar Soap
Hair brushes / Combs / Ponytail holders
Toothbrush / toothpaste / whiting products
White Socks / mens and womens ( ankle/ calf / no show lengths)
Some nice to have items:
DVD's (Movies, exercise, etc)
Books ( all kinds)
Computer Games
Board Games
Hand Held games/ systems ( some have PSP and DS Lite systems)
Anything to entertain when we are not working..
Thank you again for all the support.
SK1 (SW) Keri Allan
02 May 2008
Hello again.. I hope all is good for everyone. My prayers go out to all the Suffolk, VA families who were hit by the tornadoe. Being as most of my unit is from Hampton Roads area this was very nerve racking for us. The weather here is getting in the 90's. But the days are pretty not much rain lately. I thank everyone for all the support they give.. It is very much APPRECIATED... I took a few boxes to another camp that is very isolated for some of the sailors there.. They were very happy to receive all the goodies from flipflops (shower shoes), toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, deodarants, shaving items, and femine products... Even candy and popcorn... I can't express the gratitude the sailors have for all the support from letters to food that you all have provided. My camp even put the pictures I got from an elementary school up in the dining facility..
Items Apprciated:
Letters, postcards, stationary items, pens, etc
Books(mystery, romance, finance, history), magazines (health/fitness, glamour, time, etc), puzzle books, and etc
Candy
Healthy snacks (granola bars, fruit snacks, fruit rollups) / Diet supplements/ multivitamins
Beef Jerky
Hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo (reg, Danduff, and swimmers - the kind that takes the chlorine out), conditioner, pantyliners, tampons, pads, femine wash, shaving items, lotions, etc)
Medical items ( athelete's foot lotion, band-aids, allergy meds (over the counter claritin), cold meds, bug repellent, sunblock, etc)
DVD movies (Exercise, Comedy, Romance, Scary, Documentary, Action adventure, etc)
Thank you again... May god bless you..
SK1(SW)Keri Allan
14 Apr 2008
Good evening I hope all is well for the ANYSAILOR.com supporters. The Navy team has been busy making great strides with our afghan counterparts. We are getting ready for a Humanitarian run to one of the local villages here. So the days are going by pretty fast but not fast enough. Well just a few updates to add:
1. Added 3 males and 6 females to the Navy Team here
2. Request for a few tape measures for our engineer team
3. Shower shoes ( FlipFlops) sizes 6-8 females / 9-11 males
4. Dandruff shampoo ( the chlorine in the shower water does wonders to the scalp )
Thank you to all the supporters out there. No matter what you send be a letter or 4 packages your support is a beacon of light to the many military servicemen and women. Please continue to support the military service personnel with your love and prayers.
SK1(SW)Keri Allan
23 Mar 2008
Just a few updated items of request: Non-aerosal bug repellant and phone cards, also some general greeting cards, stationary, etc.
Today is Easter and while we're not home I was able to give a small home made bag of goodies for all my co-workers with the help of some plastic eggs that were sent to me a few weeks back. Thank you for helping bring a little of home to us in afghanistan. God Bless all the supporters out there. You really are making a difference no matter how small the token.
06 Mar 2008
Hello again. I wanted to say thank you to all the supporters. I have recieved many packages and today passed on the last toothbrush and toothpaste to one of the sailors who left his in the restroom by mistake. I get many thanks from all the sailors that I have distributed the goodies to. I am in the process of sending out all thank you letters. I did send a hugh package down range to an even smaller camp yesterday so hopefully they will enjoy the goodies. To all who visit the site and may read my posting thank you for all your support. It means more then you think to us here to know our own citizens support us while we are here. Until next update God Bless you all
SK1(SW)Keri Allan
02 Mar 2008
First and foremost my gratitude to all the supporters. I have been in Afghanistan for 2 months and while its not HOME I am reminded how much the Citizens of the United States are behind the military. My Team is busy everyday helping to improve the Afghan National Army. They are making great strides. My team has a year here and in the last two months I have seen some great work in all military branchs. I only have one updated request from a few sailors who get razor bumps for Shaving products called KLEENSHAVE or similiar product that they can use on their face without razor bumps. Again Thanks for all the support as we are a small camp with a limited 20ft PX.
01 Feb 2008
Hello I am representing a Navy IA unit. We work with all branches of the service. We have 220 electricity but most have converters for 110. Most are living in a hard building but we do have a few sailors living in a tent still. Some have refrigerators and microwaves in their rooms. Most from this IA unit are from Virginia bases. Mostly we are in need of hygiene products such as soap, deodarants, lotions, shampoo, foot powder, etc. Everyone loves Beef Jerky, popcorn, cookies, hard candy, cheetios, even granola bars. Also some over the counter cold medicines such as theraflu, halls cough drops, tylenol, bandaids, q-tips, and female hygeine products (tampons, pantyliners, and pads). Also Shaving products for both male and female. Thank you for all the support.
R/
Keri