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Gregory,

I have a box of kits and stuff that I would like to send to Kandahar. If you could PM me with an address to send it too, I would appreciate it!

Cheers,

Bill 

Bill

You're always the first in the generous donator line aren't you?  

I will PM you the address.

Cheers;

Gregory

Beat the rush I always say.

I've had the box ready for a number of months now trying to find out how to send it. I've been told that they're not interested, which I believe to be complete BS. I have contacted the local recruiting office and some acquaintances that are involved in the military and have been shut down every time. One guy replied that he exhausted many avenues and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I've contacted my local MP and am still waiting for a response from him! Apparently there is an effort to STOP people from sending things to our troops overseas, and that anything other than cards or letters would be returned. I never thought to contact you and I'm kicking myself for not doing so earlier!

I know there are a bunch of Canucks on this website, so I call on them to send what they can!

Cheers,

Bill

Bill;

Thanks for the "bump"

Update; The museum that hosts our club has really taken this and run with it. The airport that is adjacent to the museum is loaning a shipping container from one of the cargo airlines to collect the kits and donated goodies. Once the container is full the kits are to be transported to Kandahar.

More info as I get it.

Cheers;

Gregory

I'll do it every day if I have to! Just see if I don't. The only way to stop me is to fill that container!

I'm taking the box to the PO in the morning, it'll be at your addy in about 5 days I would think.

Bill

I've posted a request for Kits for Kandahar on a couple of other forums I haunt with a link to this thread, and so far I've received a couple of positive hits. I am keeping your addy OFF the forums and I'm only sending it to people who request it. I hope you don't mind!

Bill

Gregory,

I've had a couple of people ask to post the addy publicly, which I am loathe to do seeing how it's not mine. I would take the chance on one forum as it's a private forum, members only. But I still would like your permission before I do so.

So Yea or Nay?

Bill 

Bill;

Here's the address where anyone interested can ship to.

KITS for KANDAHAR c/o 
Canadian Warplane Heritage
9280 Airport Road
Mount Hope, Ontario
Canada
L0R 1W0

Thanks in advance to all who participate. Remember to sign the box of the kit with your name, city and province or state. That way the troops know where the support is coming from.

Cheers;

Gregory

Thanks, I'll post that address in the other forums!

Bill

Bill;

Thanks for all the assists! I just got off the phone with the marketing manager at the museum. She informed me that any donations can be mailed to the museum direct and they will make sure that they get added to the others.

With the upcoming T.V. spot and hopefully some coverage in the local paper this will turn out to be a great thing.

Cheers;

Gregory

P.S. I received your p.m. about the individual wanting to post to his website. Answer DEFINITELY post it on there!!!

BTW I dogged it all weekend and only today posted my box. Since you provided a direct address I've posted it to the museum to save you and your wife the extra work.

Cheers,

Bill

Bill

Not a problem you will be the first "out of province" contributor. I am sure I will get a call when it arrives from El Presidante du IPMS Hamilton....lol

Yes I sent an email to Saul directly. I couldn't find his wesite though, maybe I typed the wrong address. Can you post me a link to it?

Cheers;

Gregory

It's not Saul's website, and I've been having a hard time getting to the website myself. It keeps timing out. Suffice to say that I will keep trying! PM coming with link...

I'm shocked that more Canadians haven't signed on yet. I've had a couple of Americans contact me from another site. One would think we could muster up a bit more here!

Hello Gregory,

 I'm ex-Comm Reserve and one of my co-workers is ex-Infantry (if you can truly be ex- anything!) We've been pushing Red Fridays here at work and it's slowly catching on. I sent out an email to the 40 or so people in my department and listed the address that you provided. My co-worker took the ball one step further and passed the address on to another set of forums for military and ex-military motorcycle enthusiasts. We hope this gets you a few more "out of province" donations.

 Take Care,

 Dave

EnamouredwithArmour wrote:

Hello Gregory,  I'm ex-Comm Reserve and one of my co-workers is ex-Infantry (if you can truly be ex- anything!) We've been pushing Red Fridays here at work and it's slowly catching on. I sent out an email to the 40 or so people in my department and listed the address that you provided. My co-worker took the ball one step further and passed the address on to another set of forums for military and ex-military motorcycle enthusiasts. We hope this gets you a few more "out of province" donations.  Take Care,  Dave

Dave;

Thanks in advance! That is fantastic news. Red Fridays are going strong here too. No one is really Ex-anything when you have set aside your own and put on the uniform of your country. We all are brothers and sisters, comrades in arms. I will keep you posted as things progress.

Cheers;

Gregory

Dave,

That's great news!

Bill 

Hello All;

Just a short update. K for K 2 is off to a great start the luggage container donated by the local airport was half full by the end of the show yesterday! Thanks to all the donors! Lots of great kits, books, games in there. Once we get a full total of the number I will update this post.

Thanks again to everyone! Great job for a great cause!

Cheers;

Gregory

Hello again all;

Just thought I would share this with all of you to see how well the drive is going.

Cheers;

Gregory

MEDIA RELEASE
Canadian Warplane Heritage, "Canada's Flying Museum", 9280 Airport Road, Hamilton International Airport,
Mount Hope, Ontario L0R 1W0 (905) 679-4183 ext. 228 fax: (905) 679-4186

For Immediate Release - Public Service Announcement

Date: March 6, 2007
Contact: Robin Hill
Phone: (905) 679-4183 ext. 228
E-mail: robin@warplane.com

Modelling Club collecting "Kits for Kandahar 2"

Mount Hope, Ontario -

The Canadian Forces website reports that there are about 2,500 Canadian Forces members serving in Afghanistan. Along with 36 other nations, as part of a U.N. mission, they are there to improve the security situation and help rebuild the country. (Source http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/current_ops_e.asp) The Canadian Warplane Heritage Modellers club has begun collecting model kits to send to our Canadian troops that are deployed on OPS ARCHER in Afghanistan. "Kits for Kandahar 2" will help our troops pass the time when off-duty as there are limited opportunities for leisure activities and to help contribute to the morale of the Canadian soldiers.

Tony Hayes IPMS Hamilton (International Plastic Modelers Society) President said, "We are requesting complete model kits of aircraft, cars, ships, etc., as well as, supplies such as small bottles of paint, tools, but no aerosol spray cans."

The "Kits for Kandahar 2" project was inspired by the Halifax Military Modelers Group who in 2006 started Kits for Kandahar after being motivated by a group that had sent model kits to American forces in Iraq. The "Kits for Kandahar 2" project will run until the end of March. Our goal is to fill a baggage cart which has been generously supplied by Swissport who operate Ground Handling and Cargo Services at Hamilton International Airport. Anyone wishing to contribute a model kit to "Kits for Kandahar 2" can drop off their donations at Canadian Warplane Heritage, located next to Hamilton International Airport, open daily from 9am-5pm.

 

 

Bill;

Just keeping you up to date and everyone else in the loop.

Cheers;

Gregory

Hello All

Just another update. The club has been asked to do two interview with the newspapers tomorrow and a spot on the local television news as well. Hopefully each will draw in more donations and fill the container to overflowing.

Cheers;

Gregory

Hello again all;

Just returned from an early morning start of interviews with the local media on this. The donations are coming in from all over. Today in fact a box of kits arrived at the museum from ISRAEL! Thank you for the generous donation!!! A lot of kits were in that box that have now added to the collected items. So keep 'em coming folks.

Cheers;

Gregory

Hello again all

Here's the latest news coverage.

http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/hmn/news/news_753580.html

Cheers;

Gregory

Bill you're hilarious.

Here's another article that just hit the paper tonight.

http://www.flamboroughreview.com/news/article/84964

Cheers;

Gregory

Hello again all

Well the project of Kits For Kandahar 2 is wrapping up. Literally. This past weekend the club President and myself started counting kits and boxing them. Followed by checking all the kits that were donated open to ensure they were complete. When all was said and done the campaign received 463 kits! In addition to that there were numerous donations of paint and tools etc. etc. and loads of puzzles, card games, beading projects, a couple woodwork projects. So thanks to each and everyone of you that took the time to donate. We are now awaiting confirmation of the pickup date by the Canadian Forces for transport to Afghanistan.

Cheers;

Gregory