Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the big day! The journey from Bethlehem to Bethesda starts tomorrow! Bob and Dave will be leaving in the morning for Day 1 of the ride. The weather has been rainy here the last couple of days, so lets hope it holds off and they have great weather for their 3 day ride!
Today, Dave and Bob collected the Tastykakes and have them all ready to be loaded into the trailer to drive down to Bethesda. We have lots of Tastykakes! Here are a few pictures from today:
Bob and Dave with some donated Tastykakes that were wrapped up nicely.
Lots of Tastykakes!
More Tastykakes!
And…Even more Tastykakes!
We still have a handful of Tastykakes to be added to that pile! And Flowers Foods sent their donation of Tastykakes directly to Walter Reed for us to be delivered Tuesday morning when we hand out the cakes! Awesome!
Linda also went out to purchase $8k worth of gift cards to hand out with the Tastykakes. Here’s a few pictures of just a handful of the gift cards! There are quite a few more!
A bunch of the gift cards we will be handing out.
We are ready! This is going to be a great event! Thank you all so much for your donations. It’s not too late to donate, we are still accepting monetary donations. You can mail a check to: The Marshall Plan, PO Box 332, Bethlehem, PA 18016 or you can donate via PayPal (see our donate page). Remember, you don’t need a PayPal account to donate through PayPal.
Thank you!
Kait
9/11, Suicide Prevention Month
Hey all!
All our donation info is up! You can send checks to: The Marshall Plan, PO Box 285, Bethlehem, PA 18016. You can donate via PayPal (see button below), or you can drop off boxes of Tastykakes from October 1, 2012 to October 10, 2012 at any of these Team Capital Bank locations:
1901 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18104
2151 Emrick Boulevard
Bethlehem, PA 18020
4285 West Tilghman Street
Allentown, PA 18104
It’s crazy to think that it’s been over 11 years since 9/11/01. I remember it just like yesterday, as I’m sure most people do who were old enough to understand something major and awful was going on when it happened. I hope to someday get a chance to visit the Freedom Tower and the memorial in NYC. My mom, Linda, and my sister, Meg, were just there recently. Here’s a picture from their visit:
We will never forget. Our thoughts and prayers are and will always be with those affected by the events of that day.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is a serious issue. It shouldn’t be taken lightly. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please,seek help. Here are some ways from the Wounded Warrior Project to help yourself or a loved one: September is National Suicide Prevention Month.
Here’s a story of how true love always survives: Marine Couple Overcomes Combat Wounds
Don’t forget to donate!
Kait
Honor, a Contest and a Celeb
Yesterday was National Medal of Honor Day and here is an awesome picture courtesy of The Patriot Brass Ensemble’s Facebook page… The oldest and youngest Medal of Honor recipients together…
Here’s a pretty cool contest from The USO and Battleship. Battleship|USO Real Heroes. You share a story of a real military hero in your life for a chance to win a hometown screening of the movie “Battleship”. Pretty cool. Even if you don’t have a story to share, there are plenty of great stories to read!
The lead singer of Creed, Scott Stapp, went to Japan to thank our troops for their efforts in the earthquake relief. Here’s the story: Creed singer visits Yokosuka to thank troops for earthquake relief efforts
Love all this stuff!
Kait
Wreaths Across America Day
It’s Wreaths Across America Day. Today all across the nation, people laid wreaths on veteran’s grave sites to honor and thank them. I think this is really cool. Here are a few links to articles about Wreath Across America celebrations across the country today.
Volunteers lay 100,000 wreaths at Arlington cemetery
Volunteers lay 31k wreaths at Wreath Across America celebration in Houston
Wreaths Across America honors, thanks veterans during its sixth annual ceremony
Hundreds turn out for Wreaths Across America in
And of course, here’s the link to the Wreaths Across America site.
Always thank and always honor.
Thank you.
Kait
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! I had a great time spending it with family and finally getting a chance to introduce my boyfriend to the family as well. I’m so very grateful for so many things… family, friends, health, happiness, employment, and of course, our troops.
On Thanksgiving, President Obama made calls to our troops from the oval office: 
(Joining Forces: Taking Action to Serve America’s Military Families)
Also check out: Michelle Obama thanks a hero.
Thanksgiving may be over, but don’t forget to thank a hero when you get a chance!
Happy Thanksgiving… a little late!
Kait
Day 1 Down, 2 to Go!
Dad called a little after 5PM. After needing for the tool kit to fix a clamp 2 hours into the ride and only one thunderstorm, he and Bob made it to destination #1, New Holland, PA, safe and sound! It was a long day and they’re a bit tired, but it’s one day down, 2 to go! And all for a good cause, right?
Heard from one of our contact people at Walter Reed-Bethesda. We figured out the logistics and got everything straightened out and ready to go. It was really pretty simple. So, I believe we are all set for our Monday delivery! Can’t wait!
Even though we loaded the truck yesterday, we were still collecting donations today. We have around 80 boxes of Tastykakes sitting in our front room right now and I know Team Capital Bank has been getting Tastykake donations all day. We definitely have well over 1000 boxes! Awesome!
We are going to pick up some more gift cards tomorrow and then we are pretty much set to travel down to Bethesda Sunday afternoon!
80 or so more boxes of Tastykakes!
Thank you for all the donations. (It’s still not to late if you’d like to contribute!)
Kait
Sweet Thanks for Troops: The Marshall Plan 