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I saw this on Facebook and I thought I’d pass it along. I’ll also be posting it over at HASMO

Soldiers’ Angels is calling all Mary Kay Beauty Consultants

Selected independent Mary Kay distributors have teamed up with Soldiers’ Angels to get our troops the skin protection they need. Some distributors donate a duplicate of each product sold, while others give a percentage of their profits. Check with your Mary Kay distributor to see if she is participating in this project!

The Tax ID# for Soldiers’ Angels (so you can claim the donation) is 20-0583415. The donated sets are being sent directly from Mary Kay Cosmetics to Soldiers’ Angels, who will then distribute it to the soldiers.

Mary Kay items for our male and female troops are needed:

• After Shave
• Facial Cleansing Bar
• Facial Moisturizer
• Body Cleansing Gels
• Body Lotions
• Sunburn Soothing Gel
• Facial Cleansing Cloths (Dry-just add water)
• Lip Balm
• Acne Treatment
• Gel Energizing Lotion for Feet and Legs
• Satin Hands Treatment for Dry cracked hands
• Black waterproof mascara
• Nail polish

Any makeup you have to donate is also now being accepted as well. We are putting these into our Female Vet packs that are being distributed to the VA hospitals.

If you are a consultant that wants to get involved, please send your product to one of the following warehouses

If west of the Mississippi, ship to:
Soldiers’ Angels
914 Tourmaline Dr
Newbury Park, CA 91320

If east of the Mississippi, ship to:
Soldiers’ Angels
112 Greenhill Rd.
Ramseur, NC 27316

Thanks to the generosity of Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants from all over the United States who have donated product to Soldiers’ Angels, www.angelsstore.org now has Pretty in Pink kits available for $29 (which includes shipping).

Each kit contains at least seven Mary Kay products, plus 10 feminine wipes, 10 women’s deodorant towelettes, two boxes of tampons, and a mini fingernail file and clipper.

Soldiers’ Angels understands that females are instrumental in the current war, and makes special efforts to support them. “Our female warfighters are so strong and courageous, and we’re so grateful for their service,” says Patti Patton-Bader, founder of Soldiers’ Angels. “We’re excited to be able to show them some extra love and help them remember that they’re still ladies.” With this in mind, the Pretty in Pink kit provides female service members with health and hygiene products, and items for a few pampering moments to allow ladies to rejuvenate and ‘be good to themselves.’

Pretty in Pink kits must be sent to an APO/FPO (no residential addresses). They can be sent to a specific soldier, or supporters can request their purchased kit be sent to “Any (Female) Soldier” anonymously or in the supporter’s name.

Well, what are you waiting for? It is time to pamper a deployed service member- https://www.angelsstore.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MINprettypink

Boy it feels really good to say that! We got to Colorado last Monday night and have been busy ever since.

We did some sightseeing at Ft Carson and Colorado Springs on Tuesday. I know everyone told me how pretty it was here but all I can say is WOW! It is gorgeous. We went to a place called Garden of the Gods and its absolutely amazing and breathtaking. (pictures coming as soon as the printer gets hooked up)

On Wednesday, we signed for our house and got the keys! I was never so happy to finally walk through the front door! : ) Thursday morning the movers arrived bright and early to deliver our stuff. Of course, it snowed all day! It was beautiful though! I mean what more could a girl ask for… her personal belongings being delivered AND freshly fallen snow!

Of course nothing goes super smoothly.. SGT Daddy’s pay got messed up somehow (didn’t get our monthly housing allowance ) so he had to go over to Finance to see about a pay advance till they get things all straightened out. It’s ok I guess for this is the first time in 4 years that the Army messed up his pay. I know lots of others who have had lots of other issues with pay and PCS moves. We still haven’t gotten the pay advance yet but they tell us it will arrive in our account by Monday. Thankfully we had some extra money in our account.

We are almost finished unpacking .. only 2 boxes left to unpack. I’m hoping I can get those done today so I can decorate for Christmas this upcoming week.

SGT Daddy isn’t sure yet what unit he is in … his orders still say 4ID so that’s what we are figuring. He’ll know for sure later this week when he finishes inprocessing. So for those who were asking about deployment dates, I don’t know anything definitively yet. As soon as we do, I’ll pass the info along.

Well time to get back to work on “household” stuff… Merry Christmas Everyone!
Tammy

PS Today is CPT Yllescas‘ wake today in Osceola, Nebraska. Please remember to keep Dena Yllescas, their children, and their families in your prayers. If you would like to donate, you can do so on their family blog

Tammy called me a little bit ago and wanted me to update you all.

Rob passed away today.  I have went to Rob’s Blog and here is what his wife posted.

Well, today Rob went to be with the Lord. Last night his ICP’s went really high and they took him for another CT scan. The scan results were devastating. So, we decided to let him go Home. He went very painlessly and quickly. I don’t know when his funeral will be but it will be in Nebraska in my hometown. I will let you all know the details when I get them. Thank so all so much for the thousands of prayers you sent for my husband. We now have an angel looking over us.

Please continue to Pray for Rob’s family during this difficult time.  We will keep you updated on Funeral information as we get it.

I also wanted to let you know that as of this afternoon Tammy was in Colorado and almost to her new home.  Please also continue to pray for her safe travels.

Tammy’s faithful VA,

Tricia

I spend a lot of time at Walter Reed Army Medical Center doing Family Readiness Group (FRG) work and its also where my husband works. Their motto is “home of warrior care”. They do just that every single day, not just one month a year.

I’ve seen it as a visitor and I’ve also seen it as a patient.Warrior Care is just not for our active duty/reserve/Guard servicemembers .. it is also meant for their family members too. I was diagnosed with a super infection that was contained within in my arm. They took awesome care of me, even keeping me an extra day to make sure the antibiotics were working.

The Department of Defense and all the different military branches has declared November as Warrior Care Month. They are trying to bring awareness to all their various medical and non-medical services.The VA department has created a website that highlights some of the programs and resources out there no matter if the patient is one of our warriors or one of their family members.The focus however is always placed on our wounded warriors, for they have made great sacrifices for our freedom. .

Click here for their website, WarriorCare.mil

Speaking of Wounded Warriors and their families, if you would like to be part of the rapid reaction time to

Happy Halloween to all! Can you believe it’s Halloween already? Wow time is just flying by! We will be packing up our stuff in just 3 short weeks! SGT Daddy starts out-processing on Monday. WOOHOO!

We have a lot of cool upcoming stuff here on Army Household6 :

Operation HASMO (Help a Service Member Out) has its own home now, complete with blog. Check it out: http://www.helpaservicememberout.org .

A really cool contest to celebrate Veteran’s Day and to win the book, Mrs Lieutenant : A Sharon Gold novel . The contest details will start on Monday so make sure to check it out. I’ll even have an interview that I did with the author, Phyllis Zimbler Miller.

Speaking of Veterans, did you know that November is Warrior Care Month? So, I’ll have a series of posts in November about our veterans, celebrating Veterans Day and taking care of our veterans and wounded warriors. I might even had a video interview or two with some special guests!  : )

WHEW! All that before we pack up and leave! Of course, during our “adventure” across the midwestern plains to Colorado, I’ll be blogging and Twittering our adventures (and probably misadventures as well)  : )

Have a fun and safe night tonight and don’t eat too much candy! : )

Hunter had a visit with Gary Sinise today …

Just got an update from Blake:

Talked to Hunter today. He had an awesome time with Gary!! His visit definitely uplifted his spirits. He said Gary is just a normal guy.

He got to talk to him for about 45 minutes and even got some autographed stuff! Gary also invited Hunter and some other troops to one of his concerts in December. The concert is in Florida close to Disneyworld. Hunter said that Gary is going to fly him and others to the concert!!!

Awesome Huh…what a good guy!

I’d say that’s a really good guy! Can’t wait to hear that update!!

Want to leave a message of support for Hunter?? Check out Hearts for Hunter Foundation website

It’s been an intense, crazy-busy couple of days around here but in a good way! I have to say that I’m so proud of EVERYONE for jumping into action when it counted! Your cards, letters of encouragement,etc are definitely doing the trick and lifting Hunter’s spirits.!

I also wanted to mention that Hunter will be receiving a visit this weekend from actor Gary Sinise, whose making a trip up to the VA Hospital to visit with some of the guys at the VA hospital and Hunter is one of those lucky ones! : )

I’ll continue to be working on this directly with with Hunter’s foundation, Hearts for Hunter. The website is under construction right now and will be ready to go on Monday, October 27th!

All future updates about Hunter, his foundation and his progress will be over there… so head on over and check it out.

The biggest HAT TIP goes to 1SG Brian Disque! Brian made sure that one of his soldiers got the help and support that he needed by letting the blogosphere know about Hunter’s situation. Brian certainly is a shining example of what a 1SG should be!

I AM A FIRST SERGEANT
My job is people — Every One is My Business.
I dedicate my time and energy to their needs;
their health, morale, discipline, and welfare.
I grow in strength by strengthening my people.
My job is done in faith; my people build faith.
My job is people –EVERY ONE IS MY BUSINESS.

- US Army First Sergeant (1SG) Creed

Kudos to ParentsZone, Matt at BlackFive, Milblogs, Michelle Malkin, Some Soldiers Mom, Liberal Army Wife, Mark Levinfan.com, Calistalee , Jihad Gene, NiceDoggie.net, and Greyhawk and many many more! Also a big thank you to everyone who emailed others to let them know about it! You guys picked up Hunter’s story as ran with it! I’m so proud to be part of this awesome blogging community and our military family!

Also, thanks to the inspiration of Hunter’s story, I recently started a list called HASMO (Help a Service Member Out). It is an email list comprised of Rapid Response Team Members to be able to help out soldiers like Hunter and many others. It will also be available to help out service member’s immediate families as well.

HASMO already have some things in the works for other service members that you can help. We’ll be able to tell you more next week about it all. You can sign up for it on the left side of the page and its a free service!

So, thanks so much and keep up the great work for all the other soldiers, airmen, coasties, sailors and marines as well as their families! Also if anyone would like to help out with  HASMO, please email me at tammy.munson at gmail dot com

Hooah!
Tammy

I’m just overwhelmed at the amount of support that has come in for Hunter… at last count I’ve recieved over 215 emails from people wanting to help. If you haven’t heard from me yet, I’m getting there. It takes awhile to answer all those emails!  : ) 

The plan is for me to work with  one of Hunter’s longtime friends, Blake. Blake is the executor of Hunter’s foundation. They are hoping to get things he needs for when he comes back to Houston. The plan is to help them do just that! 

I’m hoping to have a list of things by the end of the week so that I can report back to all of you here on the  

In the meantime, I’ve setup a list for those that want to be notified when we hear of things like this… a rapid response team if you will. Tenetively, its called Help A Service Member Out (HASMO) You can signup here at Armyhousehold6.com on the left hand side of the page. 

As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  : )