BOXING DAY
SATURDAY, May 11, 2013
9:30 AM
Gardiner Community Church Basement
The Gardiner Community Church has had the opportunity to assist the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and Special Tactics men and women serving as ground support for U.S. and allied Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. These are largely unknown members of U.S. Air Force Special Operations. These men are those we minister to on a regular basis.
Each quarter of the year: February, May, August, and November, we package and send our boxes of care to these troops as a mission of support and love from the Gardiner Community Church and from the Gardiner Community. Monetary donations are always appreciated as postage is expensive. We are sending 30 boxes this quarter. We have very few supplies on reserve and we are also in need of shipping funds. Our next boxing day is Saturday, May 11, 2013. If you would like to write a check or make a donation you can send it to Gardiner Community Church, 1040 Old Gardiner Rd, Sequim, WA 98382. Make your check out to Gardiner Community Church, % TACP. If you would like to help contribute and/or need assistance, please contact Diane Martin at 360.797.7515.
Thank you so much.
Diane Martin, Mission Coordinator
SUGGESTED TACP ITEMS
Coffee, hot cocoa mix
Lemonade mix, Kool-Aid mix, Tang, Iced Tea mix Gatorade mix, powdered only)
Crystal Light (or other brand) "On The Go" flavor packets
(these come in a box of several sleeves of flavoring that can be added to a 16-20 oz. water bottle)
FOOD AND SNACK ITEMS
Gum, Lifesavers, Mints (blister pack gum is best because of the intense heat)
Fruit: individual serving size cans of fruit, dried fruit
(Plastic fruit cups with the plastic seal are not recommended as they can open in transit; individual-size cans are preferred.)
Nuts, sunflower seeds, trail mix
Beef summer sausage (non-perishable; labeled USDA Beef)
Single-serving bags of snacks, crackers, snack mixes
Snack crackers, crackers and cheese, crackers and peanut butter
Pop Tarts, cereal bars, "milk & cereal" bars, granola bars, power bars
Ravioli and other canned ready-to-eat meals (canned or Styrofoam single serving are best)
Tuna lunch kits (includes foil pouch of tuna, crackers, and condiments in each single serving kit)
Canned sardines, smoked oysters
Torengos nacho-style chips and canned nacho cheese dip
Taco Bell Sauce Packets
Seasoning salts, flavoring salts
Any Fresh Baked goods
PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
Sunblock
Throat Lozenges
Eye Drops (to relieve dry eye, not redness)
Blistex, Chapstick, Carmex (in stick-tubes rather than tubs)
Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol, Pain Relievers (small containers)
Saltine spray/drops for sensitive nasal passages
Q-tips
BODY WIPES & HAND SANITIZERS
Baby wipes for personal hygiene (alcohol-free)
Liquid body wash (no pump-style dispensers)
Liquid hand sanitizers
(no pump-style dispensers)
Disposable hand sanitizing wipes
SPECIAL REQUEST BY TROOPS:
Beef Jerky
Salted Peanuts
Enerby drinks to put in drinking water
MISC.
Heavy Winter Dark Socks
Ziploc Quart Bags for Packing
Money for Purchasing Items/for Postage
NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME:
NO CHIPS – THEY SMASH
Tea, sugar, Splenda, Ketchup, Mustard, Coffee Creamer
Bubble Wrap for Packing
Thank you to everyone who can participate in this great cause.
Advice from a Police Officer
I’m a retired police officer and taught neighborhood crime prevention when I was on the department. This is a classic burglars game. Knock at the door, if no one answer’s – break in. What your neighbor did was right by the book on ‘what to do’. Keep the door locked, answer through the door and the burglar will leave. When we had a home invasion with a resident home it is because they did not let the burglar know that they were there by actively answering the knock.
You might also get a good look at the knocker and call that into the sheriff’s office. We use to respond to those but not sure how things work here and now.
Bob Tilley
Cape George Resident
Local Radio Suggestions
Dr. Elizabeth, in response to the community, created a list of radio stations that carry Gardiner information. This seemed like such a good idea there is now a permanent listing on the navigation for these stations.
All four of the stations stream their broadcasts so if you cannot capture them via your radio maybe you can listen from your web browser.
You can click here to go to the radio page or use the link on the left.
Information Updates
The Gardiner Community Center Meeting Minutes has been updated.
New 911 Information Page
The Main Menu now has a link to 911 Information to help you better understand how 911 works for people who live in Gardiner.
Gardiner Community
by Pat Nebel 'Old Timer'
Don’t blink or you might miss the community of Gardiner,
on highway 101, about halfway between Port Townsend and
Sequim. The only indication of the community is the
private campground, the
Wild Birds Unlimited store and the
Espresso Garden
latte stand, the
community
center and
Gardiner
Community Church.
Gardiner is in Jefferson County, Washington, listed in the
Quilcene phone book, is in the Sequim School District and
has a Sequim Zip Code.
Many homes are built along the water to enjoy a view across
the mouth of Discovery Bay with Diamond Point on the west,
Beckett Point on the east and Protection Island bordering
the shipping lanes on the Straight of Juan de Fuca.
Beyond, the San Juan Islands are silhouetted against
the skyline.
The old school house was purchased by Jefferson County and
became the
Gardiner Community center. The building has been
the center for many local activities like the
Garden Club, Rhododendron Grange,
North
Olympic Council square dancing, exercise programs,
potluck dinners, birthday parties and Christmas programs.
Friends and neighbors meet for a 4th of July
picnic and get together at the
boat
ramp over the 3 day President’s Day weekend to help with
the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby.
We still see many small birds, bald eagles and blue herons,
Canadian geese, crows, hummingbirds, robins and even a
turkey buzzard or two. There are cattle and
horses in the fields and until lately a small herd of
buffalo. You might even see a coyote out in the middle
of the day.
Some things have disappeared like the Gardiner Store and gas
station and Post Office; Lobo Land and the howling of wolves
at sundown; the train that went thru from Port
Townsend to Port Angeles and it’s whistle in the middle of
the night; people earning their living by cutting and
hauling pulpwood or picking brush or digging clams and going
fishing for cod fish and actually coming home with some for
dinner.
Gardiner, for all it’s differences, it is still a nice place
to live.
CHECK THIS OUT!
Dick Bennett sent along a link to YouTube for a video titled: “Continuous Chest Compression CPR - Mayo Clinic Presentation”. It is a new procedure for CPR for cardiac arrest.
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