The Camden - Kings Bay Council supports several special projects throughout the year. They are:
Each year during October, November and early December, the Council collects donations of supplies (and cash/checks, of course) for our annual visit to the Veteran's Hospital in Dublin, GA. We travel to the VA hospital in mid-December to visit with retired Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coasties, and Airmen hospitalized during the holiday season, express our thanks for their past service and sacrifice and distribute "Thank You" bags.
Here's a list of items needed for each "Thank You" bag:
Lotion
Toothpaste
Tooth brush
Shaving cream
Disposable razors
Shampoo
Solid stick deodorant
Ink pens
Envelopes
Writing/note pads
Other items which can be donated include:
Jumbo print word search books
Board games
Checkers
Holiday Cards
Cash and checks are also accepted for the purchase of these items. Please make checks payable to "Camden - Kings Bay Navy League," include "VA Hospital" on the memo line, and drop off at the reservation desk at any of our regular meetings.
If you have any questions, would like to contribute, would like to volunteer to help with this project, or would like to make the trip to the VA Hospital with us in December, please contact Cheryl Aston. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this very worthwhile program.
Operation Paperback
The Camden - Kings Bay Council supports Operation Paperback, a non-profit, volunteer organization that collects gently used books and magazines and sends them to American troops deployed overseas.
Gather up your gently used paperback books and take them to collection points at the St. Marys Submarine Museum, Sheila's Hallmark or the Kingsland Visitors Center. You can also bring them to any of our Council meetings. Bestsellers, action and spy-novels, murder mysteries, fantasy, and science fiction are the most popular genres. However, we also receive requests for business and investing books, classics, history (especially military history), and current event-oriented non-fiction. Children's books are also popular since service men and women read them to their kids via webcam or on DVDs. Please, no Romance novels. Non time-sensitive magazines such as Smithsonion Magazine, National Geographic, Atlantic Monthly, Scientific American, etc. are also needed and appreciated.
On average, a box of 20 paperback books (the normal size shipment) will cost about $6 to ship, so monetary contributions toward shipping costs are also greatly appreciated.
Some service members are now using Amazon.com to post their requests. Amazon has the requester's address and can handle shipping as part of the purchase. Using Amazon also ensures thatthe requester does not receive duplicate copies of books requested. Links to the requester's Wish List on Amazon are included below if provided.
Operation Paperback is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization (EIN 41-2209836). Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. If you want to support this very worthwhile organization please contact Cheryl Aston.
Current Request List (April 2012)
Larry H. is looking for books from the following authors: Phil Hine, Peter J. Carroll, and Don Webb. Also any other authors in related genres would be welcomed.
Katie S. has asked for the Oz series from L. Frank Baum and titles from Gregory Maguire. A number were sent last month, but there are still some open titles. They are as follows: from Gregory Maguire: Out of Oz, and The Next Queen of Heaven. And from L. Frank Baum: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, the Scarecrow of Oz, Rinkitink in Oz, The Lost Princess of Oz, The Tin Woodman of Oz, and The Magic of Oz. Katie tells us that she does not have much room for storage, so we are looking only for these books. If you have any from Baum, or the ones by Maguire, please email the titles to Cheryl Aston and she will send you the address. If you would like to purchase one of these titles for Katie, please use this link.
Ricky A. is looking for books about psychology research and any old books from the 18th century.
Eddie M. has asked for copies of First to Fight by Victor Krulak. He would like 10 or 12 copies, and has received half that many so far. If you have a copy, email Cheryl for his address. If you would like to purchase a copy of this book for Eddie's group, use this link.
Wadis E. has asked for almanacs and science books.
David L. has asked for authors William Johnstone or Ralph Cotton.
Carlotta H. has asked for the Fifty Shades Trilogy by E. L. James, authors Janet Evanovich, Cristi Ridgeway, Jenninfer Cruise, Carolyn Brown, Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh and Susan Elizabeth Peters.
Paul H. is forming a book club. He has provided us with very specific titles that he would like to provide to the club. He is aiming for about 15 copies of each book. Here are the titles he'd like to start with: *Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Simon Sinek) *Catch 22 (Joseph Heller) *The Words We Live By (Linda R. Monk) *A Country of Vast Designs (Robert W. Merry). If you would like to purchase any of these for their group, use this link.
VA HOSPITALS: Some of the VA hospitals have asked for large print books and Bibles.
VA HOSPITALS, PART TWO: We have a few addresses that have asked for ongoing shipments of books, of all genres.