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.
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
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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