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Cheryl Collins
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Afghanistan
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APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 29 October 2011
End date: 19 Feb 2012 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 5, Females: 3 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Germany (Note 6*)

04 Mar 2012:
Hello dear friends!

It has gotten quite busy up in northern Afghanistan this past week, so thank you for your continued prayers and support for all your courageous Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines. We continue to look forward to your awesome care packages and notes. They really are the highlight of our day to go to the mail room. I actually have a frown on my face when I see no mail comes in - it's that important to our morale. You all
help give us a pep in our step.

If you were wanting to know our needs or wants, here's a short list: Coffee (actually not Starbucks, but any other fully leaded brands) Coffeemate or creamer (we love our coffee)
Splenda Beef jerky (a friend of ours bought Steak Strips from Kirklands which were HEAVENLY) But we also like any beef jerky
Mixed nuts (we love them) Chocolate (who doesn't love that?) M&M's, Peanut M&M's, little snickers, Twix, Guys need deodorant, guy shampoo, they love white socks for the gym

Our coalition Soldiers love what you all send. There's nothing funnier than giving a box of Swedish Fish candy to a Swedish Soldier. That got a good laugh. Also, I had a German Soldier tell me thank you for some care packages we shared. He said they never get anything like that.

So thank you all for being a blessing to more than just us. You're making a difference!

Very respectfully,
Cheryl

14 Feb 2012
Greetings and Happy February!

We're all doing well on a cold, blustery day. Time is flying by on the deployment. The mission goes on and we keep on being busy. We continue to thank you for your prayers for our safety. I know it puts families at ease a bit to know that their kids are being prayed for.

We've had some kickin' care packages with nuts and more nut! We are nuts for our nuts! It's a healthy snack that everyone loves. Would you believe that we are coffee consuming fools too? We have gone through all our supplies from Christmas. We love most any coffee as long as it isn't decaf! We work long days and we always keep the pot full.

So I guess if we have any requests, it is coffee and nuts! We are good on all reading materials (including magazines cause we just received a huge shipment).

Thank you again for your support!

13 Jan 2012
A very happy January to everyone! We're plugging along here in northern Afghanistan. Things are quite busy which makes the time fly. We had a ton of packages come through for Christmas and we were very grateful to share all that we have.

We don't have any major needs right now, but since the care packages have stopped, if someone is wanting to still send packages, we'll gladly take them and share.

What's on the wish list that everyone likes?
Beef jerky
Coffee (the coalition folks just like plain regular coffee, not
flavored). We love our coffee.
Creamer (aka French Vanilla or a flavored one)
Gum
Scotch tape (weird request, but we always run out)
Mixed nuts, pistachios, almonds, you name it, we love the nuts.

Thank you so much again for your prayers and support! We are extremely appreciative of you all!

24 Dec 2011
Thank you so much for continuing to brighten our days. We are trying to do our part to really share what you send to our coalition soldiers that rarely receive anything.

I had the joy of sharing Swedish Fish candy with a Swedish comrade of mine. He laughed. It's little things like that that make me enjoy sharing what you give to us.

We're doing well and looking forward to celebrating Christmas. We serve at a camp where Christmas Eve is the bigger day to celebrate, so we Americans get the best of both worlds - great meals on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Thank you for your continued prayers. I have noticed some soldiers missing their families, so it is nice to be able to bring an arm full of care packages to brighten their days. Thank you!!!

11 Dec 2011
Hello!

Danke! Merci! Gracias! Thank you very much! Words can't describe how awesome you all are in your support of us here! Being that I work in a very international environment, I have the opportunity to share all that you send with my fellow comrades who are soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen from other countries as well as the U.S.

We have been extraordinarily blessed, so much so that we really don't need anything, so we have the joy of sharing with others all over northern Afghanistan. We had a chance to box up some boxes and give them to some Mongolian soldiers that never receive anything. We also repacked many boxes and sent them to a remote base where the soldiers receive nothing. So your gifts and packages are getting a lot of use and you are putting smiles on the faces of coalition forces that are
blown away by your generosity.

So if someone still wants to send something that is a fun yummy snack that is uniquely American to share with our international friends, that would be great. We also like puzzles here (500 count or less). But really, as far as toiletries, and such, unless you were wanting us to send it to a remote base, I ask that maybe you wait a month to let Christmas pass. I have a sneaking suspicion we'll be getting more than we can handle, however in January or February, we likely not receive much as it slows down then.

Thank you all so much!
Cheryl Collins

28 Nov 2011
Hello again!

Thank you all for making us have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We have a LOT to be thankful for! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal full of turkey, ham, macaroni and cheese, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and more. They feed us very well here, but we are also thankful for the yummy snacks that you give us.

First of all, we thank you for your prayers and support. It's always good to take a peek at Psalm 91 in the bible and pray that for your soldiers serving here in Afghanistan. Although we had a good meal for Thanksgiving, the mission continues. We didn't get the day off, just time for a good meal. The coalition forces here are working hard, long hours, so when we get some mail and see the support from back home, it just makes their days. We serve with people from many different
nations, and they are blown away at the support of folks like you all.
They don't get the care packages we do, so it is nice to get to share with everybody and help them have a great Christmas.
We personally handwrite a letter to each who sends us something. It may take a month to get back to you, but it's the least we can do for the time and effort you all put into the care packages.

I wanted to send an update to let you know what is on our wish list and things we have enough of thanks to you all!

Wants:
1. Gum. That is the first thing that everyone tries to find in a care package. Trident, Bubbleyum, Extra, you name it, we LOVE it. My boss specifically asks me for gum every time we get a package
2. Nuts. We like honey roasted cashews, peanuts, plain almonds, mixed nuts, etc.
3. Scented candles or air freshener. We love candles in a jar (can't have them out of a jar cause of fire hazards). Or air freshener (not the plug in kind or the spray kind, just some that you put in the bathroom).
4. I had a Dutch soldier request green tea in packets
5. Beef jerky
6. Cards to write back home (we're good on Christmas cards thanks to some sweet people who sent some)
7. drink mixes in the packets to pour in our water. We drink a lot of water here and we have plenty of it, but it's nice to throw in a packet to change the flavor.
8. Ballpoint pens

Here's what we don't need or can't use:
1. Can't use anything you have to cook like mac-n-cheese, beef-roni, ramen noodles, popcorn, etc. If you have to heat it, we can't use it.
We have no way of really doing it and frankly, we have a great dining facility with good hot food.
2. No packs of sugar (we have plenty here)
3. We received plenty of Kotex pads/pantyliners, so we are good to go
4. We don't need hotel shampoos nor soaps. It's better to either buy the big pack of bars or big shampoos, but the little ones take up too much space in a locker. It's simpler to just get 1 shampoo, 1 shower gel.
5. And finally, if you don't think you'd use it, we probably wouldn't either. So if you have the urge to empty the junk drawer, please do not send it to us. We have a limited amount of space here, so please keep that in mind.

Again, we thank you for all the support. The brightest time of the day is for our soldiers to receive their mail.

God bless!

Cheryl Collins

16 Nov 2011
Thank you!

We already received our first care package up here in Regional Command North. It was full of nice goodies from residents of La Costa Glen retirement community in Carlsbad, California. We serve in a NATO base, so we had the chance of sharing the goodies with German soldiers that work with us.

Receiving a care package brightens our day, so a big thank you for your prayers and support. As you said in the guidelines, even simple letters and cards go a long way.

As for an update for needed items:

1. hairspray (we have no way of buying it here and as females, it's hard to maintain standards without it)
2. hair gel for women
3. not to be funny, but pantyliners are never sent and would be great
4. shower gel is a must too
5. loufas or those scrunchy things you use instead of a washcloth in the shower. Don't quite know the word
6. candles - scented ones (we LOVE them)
7. Nuts!!! Pistachios, almonds, mixed nuts, all of the above are great!
8. Chocolate is always yummy and since it is winter time, it doesn't melt
9. Dry creamer for coffee (we brew a TON of coffee here)
10. Note cards to write home

What NOT to send:
1. chapstick. We have so much we don't need any more
2. microwavable popcorn, many of us don't have microwaves
3. purell
4. plain black tea bags. That is something that you brew in a big pot, but individually no one drinks it. If you want to send flavored tea, then that works. Just not plain Lipton tea

Again, we are very thankful for your support!

29 Oct 2011
I'm representing staff at a headquarters in Afghanistan. Electricity is usually 220.

For females:
1. Pantyliners (can be equate from Walmart)or individually wrapped, but no one sends pantyliners
2. Pads - Always pads with wings are the best
3. eye cream or some kind of FACIAL moisterizer
4. Deodorant - can be secret, sure, some girly smell
5. work out white socks
6. Kotex or equate tampons (super plus or super) NO CARDBOARD ONES
7. girly stationary or notecards so we can send a note back to you
8. hair gel

For men:
1. shaving cream
2. possibly foot powder since we wear boots
3. work out white socks for men

WHAT NOT TO SEND:
1. Plain lipton teabags (no one drinks that)
2. pens or pencils
3. popcorn for microwaves. not many microwaves here in country
4. chapstick (we have plenty)

WHAT TO SEND GENERIC:
1. Coffee is good
2. flavored teas
3. splenda is always good
4. sourpatch kids or fun candy that Germans can't get
5. jelly bellies
6. magazines like people, OK, US which are brainless but anyone who follows celebrities can read
7. Feel free to send an encouraging note or letter or draw3ing from kids. we LOVE that. If there is a Bible verse that is special for you, that is great as well.

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( Note 6.): This is simply where the unit this contact is from. This is NOT a true picture of the folks in the unit as most all units are made up of folks from all over the United States.) A "Composite Unit" is one made up of other units and is usually temporary for a particular mission.

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