Operation REMOTE CHRISTMAS Packing Event, November 3, 2009

For the AFWA Spouses' November Social, the ladies brought donations for care packages AFWA was preparing for each and every AFWA member who will be deployed over the holidays. We had 14 people donate items, and we prepared a whopping 16 boxes!

We had a great time continuing to get to know each other, while sending our thanks to members of the AFWA family sacrificing time with their own families this holiday season.

First, we had to get things organized. We used the tables in the AFWA Atrium to loosely organize items. Here's Susan, Dawna and Lily working with the baked goods and nuts:

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Here's Susan and Miram getting the beverage powders set up:

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After the items were organized, we got to work assembling boxes that we could walk around the tables, putting in a variety of items. Here are Cindy and Connie assembling a box, and Nicole choosing items to include:

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After the boxes were filled, we signed Holiday Greeting notes to enclose in each one.

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Lisa, Susan, Karyn and Miriam set up an assembly line:

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