It's payback time

WOW great service from the USPS. I wonder if they put in extra effort considering the recipients?  Sure is nice to get feedback like that, isn't ii?

Heard from Msgt. Erick Gonzalez at the Speicher Model Club - the two boxes arrived, intact, today. Say what you want about the US Post Office, but 10 days from the US to Iraq is impressive to me. He said they just recently had their first model contest and it was "awesome." A female Army captain won best of show with a Mustang GT.

It wasn't much I sent but, dang, knowing that it makes a difference it the lives of our men and women in the military ...

I will check with her and see if that is OK; the whole Internet thing kind of scares her, I think!

No problems at all mailing from the Post Office this morning, and it was only $17 for the two boxes, parcel post and space available on the next flight out.  I did follow the recommendations on here, though, and decribed the contents on the customs form as "plastic model kits and supplies." I also wrote "Leave for unit chaplain" in the What to do if the addressee isn't there box. Fingers crossed that they make it to Baghdad intact!

Wow! I had a similar experience with my LHS on a couple of boxes I've sent. His kits cost a bit more than the internet stores, but I figure I make it up on the donated kits I buy, since he always gives me either a cost price, or doubles up on the kits.

You should post the name of the owner and store and address so anybody who reads knows where to shop when they're in your neck of the woods!

Maybe I was just crazy tonight, or maybe the box was bigger this time, or the planets aligned or something.

I went to my local hobby shop and spent an hour filling a box up with kits, paints, brushes, glue and sanding sticks, and when the dust settled the total was $375. I gulped a little and took it up to the counter and went through it with the owner, a great lady who will order just about anything for me and in general is a joy to be around. She asked if I was sending this to the troops overseas and I said, Yes, and I only wish it were more. She smiled, rang up to total, and handed me a credit card charge slip for $200, plus tax. I was very surprised, but also gradeful. Try getting that kind of service from one of these chain stores!

Just an update here. I did already try to email Steven Araujo and I never did get anything back from him, BUT I am talking to a Dave Wallace from Fort Tall Afar david.wallacejr@us.army.mil  He is in a modeling club but as of right now if is moving to a diffrent camp. He is going to email me with he's new address. So when I get that we can ship some things off to them. I will post he's address as soon as I get it.

And PLEASE keep up the GOOD work people

Bud

PA USA

              I need some info please. I little time ago my kids and I sent some models over to our Troops and we got the school into it too. But the thing is the names for the people we are to send them too, most of them are no good anymore. I want to know if someone have a eamil address of a club or something over there so I can see if he or she is still over there and were to send some more models and books too.

Sir,

    In reply to your request the hobby club in Baghdad is

Baghdad Hobby Club                                                                                                           

F-3/KBR

APO AE 09342

The man who runs it is Mr Araujo, his e-mail is   steven.araujo@halliburton.com   I was stationed there and just returned. This club was a life saver and I appreciated all the support you fellow modelers gave me more than words can say, Thank you all,

                                                  -Sgt Thode

Dubau wrote:

But the thing is the names for the people we are to send them too, most of them are no good anymore. I want to know if someone have a eamil address of a club or something over there so I can see if he or she is still over there and were to send some more models and books too.

Hi all,

               I need some info please. I little time ago my kids and I sent some models over to our Troops and we got the school into it too. But the thing is the names for the people we are to send them too, most of them are no good anymore. I want to know if someone have a eamil address of a club or something over there so I can see if he or she is still over there and were to send some more models and books too.

Thank y'll and have a GREAT day

Bud

YES ! I am Very PROUD of my kids. They were the ones that asked me to talk to the school in the first place.

We are saving up and will be sending out more items for the troops soon .

Have a GREAT day all :)

Bud

I read about sending models to our troops and I taked to me kids about it. there 11 and 13. And that next day we went to the hobby shop and got 2 kits. We send them over with letters from the kids and they sent my kids letters back. I can't tell you how happy my kids and I were, NOT just becouse they sent letters back but to do something, you know what I mean.

As for the letters, there in a frame now in there rooms. And we are trying to get the school into it to.

Have a GREAT day all

Bud