i know many of you are aware that my brother shawn was deployed to iraq two months ago. you may or may not have been keeping up with him on his blog.
anyhow, i am not sure if this is an original idea of my mom's, but she (along with some friends) are collecting beanie babies to mail to shawn to help distribute to the children of iraq. if you didn't know, our fire and police department use teddy bears and other stuff animals to help comfort children in times of crisis, the army is doing this as well. so, if you have any beanie babies that you don't want anymore, or similar sized stuff animals (remember that they have to fit into armored vehicles), then send them to my mother and she will ship them. if you know where she lives you can drop them off at the house. for those in my locale, you can give them to me and i'll mail them to my mom, or if i get a decent number i can mail them to iraq as well.
Janet Richardson
609 Bergen Drive
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
in a related article from the united methodist church you can see this is not an isolated effort. thanks guys
