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Holiday Cheer at Bethesda 2009
Special Thank You's
to our
"Holiday Cheer
at Bethesda"
"Elfs"!
Cards "Elfs":
Julie, thank you for working with the OLV School and screening and sending the cards to me.
Chris in Maryland
and
Janet
and Wendy in Virginia,
Thank you for helping with the screening and sorting!
Sandy and Elfette
in Maryland,
Thank you for
helping with the last minute sorting and tying the bundles up with cheerful bows!
Thank you to our
Card "Efls"
from across the
country and beyond!
Marilyn and Don in Oregon
Maria in Germany
Tampa Bay Area Marine Parents Assoc.iation, Florida
Our Lady of Victory
School
Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4 grades
OLV Girl Scouts
in Maryland
Julie in Maryland
Jan and Family in Florida
Sally in Texas
Corliss and
Harold
in California
1 Vet in California
Ann and Johnny
in California
Theresa and Darryl
in Pennsylvania
Terri in North Carolina
Easton,
MD Rotary Club
Carrie, Jane, and Caroline in Minnesota
Judi and the Village of Park Forest in Illinois
Ellen-Alisa in Colorado
Mary L.,
Ann, Linda, Marge, Alma, Momma S., Barbara F., Kris S., and Chris D.
from Bayside Quilters in Maryland
Choptank Marine Corps
League
Detachment 439
and Friends
in Maryland
Tom and Bridget
In Minnesota
Tawnia in Minnesota
Pam and Mike in California
Susan, Will,
and Olivia in North Carolina
Peggy in Michigan
RMH Group, Inc. in Colorado
Marya and Friends
in Maryland
Stocking "Elfs"
Chris and the Bayside Quilters, Maryland -
Thank You for the beautiful stockings!
Jess, Maryland-
Thanks for venturing
out on 'Black Friday" to play Santa Elf and for
stuffing the stockings!
Thank you to our "Elfs" across the country
and beyond for your thoughtful stocking stuffers!
Judi in Illinois
Ann and Johnny
in California
Maria in Germany
Gladys, Bob, and
Jane
in Maryland
Dockside Boat Works
in Maryland
Chris and Carey
in Maryland
Peggy in Michigan
Lilies of the Field
in Maryland
Elf
Jason, Elf Jess,
Elf Neale and Elf Erin,
Thank you for wrapping and stuffing the stockings!
"Elfs" who let us do the picking out for them. (Elf Jess did a *great* job for you!)
Thank you!
Arlene in Washington
Melissa
in Tennessee
Nancy in Washington
Jeanette in Washington
WA State
Operation Thank You
Ann and Johnny in California
Theresa and Darryl
in
Pennsylvania
Terri in North Carolina
Chris and Carey
in Maryland
A Former Marine
Tawnia in Minnesota
Gladys and Bob in Maryland
Cookie "Elfs"
Sally, thank you for the ADORABLE
cookie containers!
Deb and Britanny,
Thank you for being "cookie deliverers"!
Chris,
thank you for coordinating the Quilters for the cookies!
Gladys, Thank you for being a drop off point!
Barb and Don,
Gladys
and Bob,
Aunt Jeanne, and Julie -
Thank you for helping to pack the cookies!
Humongous Thanks
to the
"Cookie Elfs"!
They baked
100 DOZEN COOKIES!
Janet and Elizabeth
in Virginia,
Suzan and Maria,
Deb, Janelle , Brittany,
Sandy and "Elfette"
,
Robin, Julie, Gladys, Casey, Aunt Jeanne,
Barb G., Kris, Nan,
Barbara F.,
Jodi and Friends, Grace, and Susie in Maryland.
Luncheon "Elfs":
Elf Jessi
Elf Grace
Elf Susie
Elf Suzan
Elf Janie
and the
Choptank
Marine Corps League Detachment
#439,
Maryland,
represented by:
Kathleen
Robert
Russell
and
Jim.
Thank You
ALL
soooo MUCH!!!
Plans were to wind up our 2009 luncheon year as the holiday season begins
Past Luncheons – December 3, 2009
Before the Luncheon:
Our goal was to fill 60 stockings, fill 60 containers of cookies
with a dozen cookies in each, and have 60 bundles of cards to take with us, along with a holiday menu of turkey, ham and all the sides
for our end of the year
“Holiday Cheer” luncheon.
With the help of "Elfs" across the country, we stuffed 65 stockings, filled
73 containers of cookies plus what Susie and Grace brought with them the day of, plus what someone dropped off the day after thinking
the luncheon was on the 5th – those I will freeze and use later, so total cookies was 100 dozen cookies. The 60 bundles of cards had
approximately 18 in each bundle plus what Susie brought with her the day of the luncheon. The menu was most definitely a holiday meal!
Every
penny and every gift card that was sent to us for "Holiday Cheer" was used for the stocking stuffers, ribbon and wrapping
paper. An Elf donated most of the cost of the food, enabling us to be one luncheon up for 2010.
Thank you, "Elfs"!
You
can read more about the beforehand prep here.
Kathleen, Bob, Russell, and Jim from the Choptank Marine Corps League Detachment, Suzan, a new Luncheon Crew member, and I met early
in the morning to head over to the hospital. Traffic was good around the beltway and we arrived a little earlier than anticipated.
Meanwhile Elizabeth met up with Jess in Bethesda to give her some dip, fresh veggies and a cheese and pepperoni tray and then
Jess arrived about the same time Grace and Susie pulled up in their Santa hats. Thank you, Ladies!
Turkey, ham, stuffing,
gravy, mashed potatoes, salad with a vinaigrette dressing, green bean casserole, something else that I can’t remember the name of,
cornbread with a jalapeno jelly, cranberry sauce, shrimp, and I know I have forgotten something! There was also spinach dip, brownies,
almond cookies, a homemade fresh apple cake, smoothies, and assorted drinks.
Susie made sure everyone was in the spirit with the Santa hats, the Santa Helpers aprons and music playing softly in the background
by the luncheon table.
The Marine Corps Leaguers helped hand out the gifts. Jim has been with us before but it was Russell, Kathleen and Bob’s first time
there.
One of the things that I will always remember is when a young Marine walked up to shake Russell’s hand (he’s a WW II Veteran) and
said.
“Thank you.”
World War II
68 years later -
Operation Enduring Freedom
They are “Brothers”.
During a slow time Jess, Suzan, and Kathleen checked out the cards.
The extra (planned that way) stockings, cards and some of the cookies were taken over to the Liaison’s office for distribution
on the hospital ward.
The Marines we spoke with either worked in the Liaison’s office or were out-patients at the hospital. Some
said they will be going home for the holidays. Some will be medically discharged before we go back to Mercy Hall in February. Others
will be going home then coming back for more surgeries in a few months. Still others will be returning to their units and deploying
to Afghanistan in 2010.
We appreciate your courage, committment, and sacrifice and we wish you All the Best in 2010!
To Our Marine Moms-Bethesda "Elfs":
You all are touching lives in ways you will never know. Thank you!
Thank you for your thoughtfulness,
your caring, and your support of our military.
Our 2010 Luncheon dates have been approved.
So….
A little break and then off we go again!
We will be on 5
East on January 24th, 2010!
Until next time, continued prayers for our military and their families.
Love and Hugs,