Models for Our Troops

IPMS has excellent info, click on Support Our Troops on their main page:

http://www.ipmsusa.org/ 

Bgrigg wrote:

IPMS has excellent info, click on Support Our Troops on their main page: http://www.ipmsusa.org/

 HHHUMM anyone interested???...................Harv 

When I sent a whole lot of models to our troops, a couple hundred or so, I found that I could drop them off at the local VFW hall in grocery bags or large boxes and the VFW members would box them, in USPS Priority boxes, and do all the required Customs paperwork.  This service was provided free and saved me a lot of postage.  I provided the address and/or area to send the models to and they did the rest.  Even sent some to the VA homes this way.

A special thanks to all who care to donate to our troops in this way.  It's a very small price to pay for what these people do.  And...it gives you a warm "fuzzy" in return !

My dad and I send them to a specific soldier and he distributes them to his modeling buddies. We are 100% positive they get them and build them.

Dan

I just thought I would update everyone. I e-mailed the soldier coordinating the models for our troops in Baghdad that was on the IPMS website, and received a response. They keep a collection of kits to build, along with paints and supplies. He said he would send some my way for me to work on. So it seems that if some are ending up on e-bay, by no means are all of them ending up there. So, as was mentioned, if you want to send, make sure you know who you are sending to, and don't let the rumors dissuade you.

 I am slowly asking around if there are others who are interested in building some, and so far have gotten a couple of positive responses. I don't know that we are going to be a "club" of any type, but we should have something to occupy our down time.

He did mention that they have a lot of aircraft, some armor, but very few cars.

Send the POC who is looking for car kits my info and I will get with my club to see if we can send some car kits his way. If he's got access to AKO, just have him email me from that email address. I should be fairly easy to find on AKO, the only Gronovius listed.

Note, only 2 "o" in the spelling of the last name. I get people telling me all the time that my email address is no good because they spell the name with 3 "o".