Community Activities
SANTA
BARBARA BLANKET COLLECTION TEAM (led by Bob Schwartz):
12/5th...Pick-up Time/Location TBD (First night of Pre-Season
Training) 8:00 PM.
Grunion,
Start the Giving Season off right!...
Please read Major Fraser message below. Right now just get the
word out that we need blankets. I will arrange a pick up schedule
to send the blankets to Ariz. Also I feel it would be a great
learning and giving experience for our kids to take and active
role in this humanitarian campaign, That way our children are
getting something out of the experience as well. Plse. e mail
me back if you have any questions. My goal is 300 blankets.
Also warm winter clothes also works. Also plse. feel free to share
this with any other concerned parties that you feel can assist
our cause.
Bob Schwartz, The Fossilator!
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From: Fraser, Robert C Jr USA MAJ NG 41st BCT TF Phoenix [mailto:robert.c.fraser@afghan.swa.army.mil]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:32 AM
To: bob schwartz; Paul Cappellano ; Paul Cappellano
Cc: Ken ; San Roque Religious Education ; San Roque Church ; Scott
Burns ; Ken ; Jody Schwartz ; Doug Atchinson
Subject: RE: BLANKETS benefit KIDS HELPING KIDS
Hello all from Kabul , Afghanistan .
My name is Major Rob Fraser, I am the Civil Military Officer for
Task Force Phoenix. I am also a rugger from CAL POLY and SLORFC.
Our mission here is to train the Afghanistan National Army; in
addition we also work to help win the trust of the people here
in Afghanistan . Many of our teams work with schools and orphanages,
which are in dire need of the basics to include school supplies
and blankets. We interact on a daily basis with children which
are Afghanistan ’s next generation. The Afghanistan National
Army providing stability and security for a region, our teams
are able to focus on humanitarian assistance to those remote villages
and distressed schools and orphanages. From your email the blankets
will be used across Afghanistan for the cold months ahead where
temperatures stay well below 0 F for weeks at a time. The snow
fall has begun here in the mountains 12,000ft in the Hindu Kush
. We are so grateful for your immediate support of our efforts
here. Please let me know if there is more information you may
need, my address is below and I am always available via EMAIL.
I will enclose some pictures of the children we support and will
ensure your groups are sent photos of the trips we make to pass
out the blankets.
ADDRESS:
MAJOR ROB FRASER
HHC 41 BCT
CAMP Phoenix , APO , AE, 09320
Empty
Bowls
Several Grunions lent their time and labor this
past Sunday to help
with Empty Bowls, an annual event that raises money for the Foodbank
of Santa Barbara. Through government subsidies, the Foodbank is
able
to leverage every dollar donated into $19 worth of food. This
year
the event raised over $80,000, translating into $1.5 million of
food
for children and the elderly. It feels really good to do something
for others. Thanks to the following for their help:
Rico
Wormser
Johnny Utah (the nurse)
Jeff J
Ken J
Erith
Simon
Alex W
