BOXING DAY

 

SATURDAY, May 19, 2012

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 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. 

 

We recently received notes from a couple of soldiers and I wanted to share them with you: 

 

“…Just wanted to let you know that your packages were well received and needed.  Thank you for supporting us and what we do.”  Justin Kobler

 

“I had to do some searching on your website, and this is the only email address I could find.  I’m Russ, a deployed service member from Louisville, KY.  I just received a most wonderful care package from your congregation and I wanted to send a sincere thank you to everyone involved.  It’s reassuring to know that there are Americans at home thoughtful enough to take time out of their day to send something to those of us deployed in service.  The care package your church sent is by far the best one I have received.  I especially like the baked goods (including Debbie Andrews’ addicting toffee!) and drink packets.  Thanks again for your thoughtfulness and support.”  God Bless, MSgt. Russ LeMay

 

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 have been sending up to 45 boxes each quarter and supplies are always needed. Right now our supplies are low.  Our next boxing day is Saturday, May 19, 2012. If you want to make a donation or send a check, 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.

 

We can make a difference!  Thank you so much.

 

BOXING DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012

9:30 AM

Gardiner Community Church Basement

SUGGESTED TACP ITEMS

 

Coffee, coffee mixes, tea, 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)

Sugar and creamer packets for coffee

 

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, peanuts, trail mix

Beef jerky, beef summer sausage (non-perishable; labeled USDA Beef)

Single-serving bags of snacks, crackers, snack mixes

Pop Tarts, cereal bars, "milk & cereal" bars, granola 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

MISC.

Heavy Winter Dark Socks

Ziploc Quart Bags for Packing

Money for Purchasing Items/for Postage

 

DO NOT NEED AT THIS TIME:

Tea, sugar, Splenda, Ketchup, Mustard, Coffee Creamer             Bubble Wrap for Packing

Power Bars, Snack Crackers, Crackers & Cheese                                    Lens Wipes   

 



 

Get the New Newsletter

The new better than ever Issue 15 of the Gardiner Newsletter is ready for your reading pleasure. Click here to Check It Out!

 

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.

 

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Information Updates

The Gardiner Calendar and the Gardiner Community Center Meeting Minutes have been update.

 

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 Remembers You

The Gardiner Remembrance page has been modified to make it easier to find information for Gardiner residents who departed to a better place.


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. 

 

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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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