Steven Hodge Visits

After a year in Afghanistan, Steven Hodge is home again, stationed now out of Baton Rouge. He came to Rockport to visit mom, Susan, and stopped by on the 18th of March to thank our group for care packages. While overseas Steven found and purchased his BMW on E-Bay; it was shipped to his mom in Rockport, another reason for him to be here. One of our most involved volunteers, Joyce Barnes of Mathis, sped over to help on this day, and got an unwanted speeding ticket in her haste to bring the many items she had bought for the boxes and to meet Steven. She's thinking of trading her Mercury sedan for a new, speedier model.

Beginning Our Fifth Year

On March 18 we sorted, bagged, rearranged and worked on troop lists, labels and customs forms, getting ready to mail this month's care boxes to our troops. On the 20th, we packed boxes and readied them for mailing; on the 21st, about 82 boxes were put in the mail. Next month will mark the beginning of our project's fifth year. Lucille and Donna, two of our Winter Texan volunteers, pitched in and helped for the last time before returning North for the warmer months.