Several days ago a fellow penturner posted a message on the International Association of Penturners website about www.anymarine.com, and how he has been sending some of his handcrafted pens to our service men and women serving in The Middle East.
I thought that was an excellent idea so I went to check out the website. I found that it is broken down into: www.AnySoldier.com, www.AnyMarine.com, www.AnySailor.com, www.AnyAirman.com and www.AnyCoastGuard.com. Check it out, they have a forum as well as information on what to send, how to send and where to send it.
Since I served in the Coast Guard back in the 70's, it only made sense for me to pick them to write to and send a few things that they can use along with some handcrafted pens.
How this works: (copied from the website)
We have volunteer Coast Guardsman "contacts" on the "Where to Send" page. Click through the names and select the one(s) you wish to support. They list what the folks they represent want and need. We even have a search capability so you can easily identify what the troops need most.
All the Coast Guardsmen involved in this effort are military volunteers stationed in areas that are in harm's way. You send your support (letters and/or packages) addressed to them and when they see the "Attn: Any CoastGuardsman" line in their address they put your letters and packages into the hands of Coast Guardsmen who don't get much or any mail first. Everything is shared.
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