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Operation Uplink		Sleeping Bags - Initial Fundraising Complete Any moe donations should be marked "Sleeping Bag Project" and will be forwarded to purchase more. Those troops who have already received these bags emailed us with thanks and gratitude and they just love the bags.
	Through this one of a kind program, VFW provides monthly “Free Call Days” to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, as well as free phone cards to hospitalized veterans and troops recovering from injuries. New fathers, anxious parents and worried spouses are so grateful for the chance to talk to their loved ones!
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	This Scholarship Competition and Patriot's Pen Essay Contest garners more than $3.4 million in scholarships and incentives for hundreds of thousands of students. The VFW provides assistance to Posts and Auxiliaries across the country to promote patriotism, higher ideals and personal achievement in our country’s youth.
Buddy Poppy Drives	Disabled and needy veterans in VA hospitals have been assembling Buddy Poppies since 1924. The program assists in maintaining state and national rehabilitation and service programs for veterans.	The Super Light is a 0 degree F (approximately -20 degrees C) rated mummy style bag. It is available in four sizes; 31 inches wide in the torso and 80 inches long (regular regular) (weight is 4 lbs.), 34 inches wide and 80 inches long (regular wide body) (weight is 4 _ lbs.), 31 inches wide and 90 inches long (long regular) (weight 4 _ lbs.), and 34 inches wide and 90 inches long (long wide body) (weight 5 lbs.). COLORS: Purple, Black, O.D. When the over bag is added to the Super Light the temperature rating becomes -40 degrees F or C. When both bags are combined you have the Super Light FTRSS. The Super Lt. has proven to be the most popular bag, both with the Armed Forces and Civilian markets. When combined in the FTRSS the Super Lt. is one of the greatest choices for a true four season sleeping bag! Sizes Available: Regular/Regular: (80" x 31") Regular/Wide Body: (80" x 34") X-Long/Regular: (90" x 31") X-Long/Wide Body: (90" x 34") Price: $218.00	Although the US Military supplies sleeping bags, they are not current technology as issued to Navy SEALS, Special Forces units and other special groups. The "issue" bag is bulky (taking up valuable space) and not rated for extreme weather. As a matter of fact, it is the same bag issued to veterans who went to Korea in the 50s. Current technology has advanced drastically and our VFW Post has joined others to outfit 44 marines with these new design sleeping bags. Should you decide to purchase one or more sleeping bags for this group, send your checks to Hollis VFW and mark them for the "Sleeping Bag" project. We will add your donation to the $600.00 we are sending from Post Relief funds to help fund this $9,680.00 effort. UPDATE: All money collected is being sent to Jerry Wigutow at “Wiggy’s” [ http://www.wiggys.com ]. Jerry will ship sleeping bags, without shipping charges, as soon as money comes in. The bags are going to B Company of the 1^st Battalion, 501^st Airborne. The Hollis VFW Post thanks all who sent in donations for your generosity.
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All donations should be by check, made out to Hollis VFW and mailed to PO Box 1012, Hollis, NH 03049. To make a partial or other donation to any benefit or item listed above, write in the "Purpose" section of your check what the donation is for. If you simply wish to send a donation, write "General Fund" on the check and we will use the funds accordingly; for our programs and charities.

Hollis Memorial Post - Veterans of Foreign Wars
	Last Edit - 01/18/2010