N.The application can provide Ceramic tile to visitors,H. volunteers aim to spread cheer to troops
Stacks of crackers, candy, hot cocoa and popcorn were piled in one corner of the Daniel Webster Highway facility. Gloves and hats, hand warmers and sunscreen were in another. DVDs, toilet paper and boxes of tissue covered several long folding tables. Piles and piles of handwritten notes and cards took up several others.
More than 100 volunteers buzzed around the large room, stuffing different items into bags, the bags into Christmas stockings and the stockings into cardboard boxes. Dozens of those boxes were being stored in neat rows sprinkled among giant military trucks that serve as mobile Patriot missile launchers.
All the activity was for MooreMart's sixth annual Christmas stocking packing event. The organization hopes to send 4,000 of the Christmas care packages around the world this year,Unlike traditional high risk merchant account , according to founder Paul Moore.
"We want to make sure that everyone deployed from New Hampshire has a stocking," he said.
Paul and Brian Moore, along with their sister, Carole, of Nashua, formed the non-profit group in 2005,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, when Paul and Carole Moore packaged up some hard-to-find "necessities of life" for their brother, SFC Brian Moore, who was on his second deployment to Afghanistan with the New Hampshire National Guard.
Brian Moore's buddies asked if his siblings would be willing to send them some items to make their tour of duty more comfortable. Paul and Carole Moore responded, and in doing so, initiated an outreach effort called MooreMart.
Since then, the group has sent nearly 39,000 care packages to troops stationed overseas, as well as soldiers at military hospitals and homeless veterans in Nashua and Manchester.
What MooreMart is sending out has shifted recently as more troops are sent to Afghanistan and more leave Iraq, according to one of the original volunteers, Ted Luszey, of Nashua. There is much more demand for cold-weather clothing, hand warmers and hot cocoa as opposed to warm-weather gear useful in the deserts of Iraq, he said.
Paul Moore said there are several types of care packages being sent out this year. There's a standard one with a variety of snacks and useful items, plus a letter or card or two written by kids. There's also warm-weather and cold-weather packages, plus individualized packages based on specific requests soldiers can send via the group's website, MooreMart.org.
"The nice thing is everything is at no cost to veterans," Paul Moore said. "You let us know what you want, we'll make it happen. We're packing per person, per unit and per region."
One of the most popular parts of the care packages is the letters and cards sent to MooreMart by New Hampshire kids, said volunteer Debbie Bohannan.
"This is what keeps them going,ceramic magic cube for the medical," she said. "It doesn't seem like much, but each package has a message that they are supported and they are thought of."
The Christmas packing event is a three-day affair. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte stopped by to help stuff stockings.
"What they do for troops is so important. I wanted to show my support, especially on Veterans Day," Ayotte said. "I know when (soldiers) get these care packages, it makes a huge difference in terms of morale to know people here are thinking about them."
Mark McCabe, another volunteer, served for 20 years in the Navy. There was no MooreMart back then, but care packages were still a highlight for many soldiers, he said.
"It always meant a lot to see the ship's hanger bay packed with care packages," McCabe said. "This is a good thing."
This weekend's packing is a special event, but MooreMart is active year-round.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet, The group is sending 1,500-plus packages every eight weeks or so, Paul Moore said.
Stacks of crackers, candy, hot cocoa and popcorn were piled in one corner of the Daniel Webster Highway facility. Gloves and hats, hand warmers and sunscreen were in another. DVDs, toilet paper and boxes of tissue covered several long folding tables. Piles and piles of handwritten notes and cards took up several others.
More than 100 volunteers buzzed around the large room, stuffing different items into bags, the bags into Christmas stockings and the stockings into cardboard boxes. Dozens of those boxes were being stored in neat rows sprinkled among giant military trucks that serve as mobile Patriot missile launchers.
All the activity was for MooreMart's sixth annual Christmas stocking packing event. The organization hopes to send 4,000 of the Christmas care packages around the world this year,Unlike traditional high risk merchant account , according to founder Paul Moore.
"We want to make sure that everyone deployed from New Hampshire has a stocking," he said.
Paul and Brian Moore, along with their sister, Carole, of Nashua, formed the non-profit group in 2005,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, when Paul and Carole Moore packaged up some hard-to-find "necessities of life" for their brother, SFC Brian Moore, who was on his second deployment to Afghanistan with the New Hampshire National Guard.
Brian Moore's buddies asked if his siblings would be willing to send them some items to make their tour of duty more comfortable. Paul and Carole Moore responded, and in doing so, initiated an outreach effort called MooreMart.
Since then, the group has sent nearly 39,000 care packages to troops stationed overseas, as well as soldiers at military hospitals and homeless veterans in Nashua and Manchester.
What MooreMart is sending out has shifted recently as more troops are sent to Afghanistan and more leave Iraq, according to one of the original volunteers, Ted Luszey, of Nashua. There is much more demand for cold-weather clothing, hand warmers and hot cocoa as opposed to warm-weather gear useful in the deserts of Iraq, he said.
Paul Moore said there are several types of care packages being sent out this year. There's a standard one with a variety of snacks and useful items, plus a letter or card or two written by kids. There's also warm-weather and cold-weather packages, plus individualized packages based on specific requests soldiers can send via the group's website, MooreMart.org.
"The nice thing is everything is at no cost to veterans," Paul Moore said. "You let us know what you want, we'll make it happen. We're packing per person, per unit and per region."
One of the most popular parts of the care packages is the letters and cards sent to MooreMart by New Hampshire kids, said volunteer Debbie Bohannan.
"This is what keeps them going,ceramic magic cube for the medical," she said. "It doesn't seem like much, but each package has a message that they are supported and they are thought of."
The Christmas packing event is a three-day affair. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte stopped by to help stuff stockings.
"What they do for troops is so important. I wanted to show my support, especially on Veterans Day," Ayotte said. "I know when (soldiers) get these care packages, it makes a huge difference in terms of morale to know people here are thinking about them."
Mark McCabe, another volunteer, served for 20 years in the Navy. There was no MooreMart back then, but care packages were still a highlight for many soldiers, he said.
"It always meant a lot to see the ship's hanger bay packed with care packages," McCabe said. "This is a good thing."
This weekend's packing is a special event, but MooreMart is active year-round.Polycore oil paintings for sale are manufactured as a single sheet, The group is sending 1,500-plus packages every eight weeks or so, Paul Moore said.
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