Well, I'm getting down to the wire; I have 70+ items left to make! I am determined to make my goal of sending over 300 gift items to my "Scented" Santa for distribution!
Please consider donating a Scents Of Humor gift by going to
http://www.scentsofhumor.com/ click on the support our troops page and add to cart. Use your own address and the system will calculate the rest.
Some of you may wonder what my motivation is for adopting a soldier to act as my "Scented" Santa. The reason is very simple, I picture myself in some soldier's shoes; away from my country, my home; family and friends. I don't receive any mail, not even a letter from home asking how I'm doing, if I'm making friends, am I getting any sleep, you know, just small talk. I look around my unit and see other soldiers opening letters from their loved ones, maybe a care package and here I sit; waiting for some word from home; anything from someone who cares about me...... and even if I'm one of the lucky ones who hears from my family and friends back home, it encourages me to know that there are others who want to know that I'm doing okay and that we're in their thoughts and their prayers.
These are the thoughts that drive me and I know that together we can let our soldiers know that they are loved, thought of and prayed for all of the time. And even if we can only provide gifts for one unit at a time; it warms my heart to know that we've done the right thing and more importantly, brought a smile to their faces and hopefully it will have brightened their day.
I know that there are many Americans like me who are terribly saddened by the thought of our soldiers not receiving anything from home. I hope that you will join the rest of us in supporting our troops by spreading the word to your family, friends and friends of friends and by donating a Scents Of Humor gift.
Thank you again to those who have already helped by donating to this campaign. Information can be found at
http://www.scentsofhumor.com/