Churches Involved

Rockport's First Presbyterian and St. Peter's Episcopal members combined to fill 76 stocking boxes for our project. Beverly Jacobson promotes all the military support at FPC, a real ambassador for the troops. Her son Todd is on his way home after a second tour in Iraq. Daniel Garcia, a FPC member, was part of the group collecting the boxes. His son, MSgt Ruben Garcia, is currently serving in Afghanistan and receives care boxes from our group.

More Stocking Boxes

One of our Winter Texan supporters, Donna Jensen, brought many boxes filled by the folks out at the Lagoons RV Park. Live Oak Learning Center students filled many boxes under the guidance of Counselor Susie Moss. Prosperity Bank in Rockport keeps a display in their lobby promoting our troop support projects. What a great network of Americans supporting our finest so far from home.

Stocking Boxes for the Troops

Rachel Weaver spends part of her year in Minnesota and the rest in Rockport. She has encouraged all her Mah Jongg buddies at the Rockport Country Club to join her in the Stocking Box project. Her efforts have produced 29 boxes, filled with Christmas goodies, as well as generous cash donations for postage.

Santa's Elves

Joyce Barnes of Mathis, 83 years young, and Katie Costello of Corpus Christi, get into the giving Spirit of Christmas, remembering so many young men and women far from home during the holidays.

Getting Into the Spirit of Giving

Ramona LeBlanc, Joyce Barnes, Carla, Katie Costello, and Diane Lewis have a little fun with the trees, bears and reindeer. We hope the troops have even more fun.

Getting Ready for Christmas

We began getting ready for our Christmas mailings last January, shopping the after-holidays sales and got great buys. Wal-Mart donated large boxes of Christmas items; we had a problem finding storage space for the next 9-10 months. Neighbors opened their doors and extra space was found. So on Nov. 5 we had our first big workday before packing the first boxes filled with a singing Christmas tree, snowman, or reindeer, as well as Christmas cards to mail home, a holiday music CD, holiday decorations and a small hygiene kit. Over the next month we will pack and send boxes with Christmas stockings and goodies, one filled with candy and food items and finally a gift box. Our total should be at least 700 mailed in November and December. Many individuals and businesses have given for this effort; lots of volunteer hours have gone into the efforts of getting the boxes packed and off to the Post Office in time. Merry Christmas from South Texas!!! Ho! Ho! Ho!