Military Support Group Of New Jersey

Miliatary Support Group Of NJ

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:45:00 +0000

Friends,

Some of you have asked me what we need for the troops for this upcoming meeting………

We can Always use:

any size package, any size flavor, Beef Jerky

Men’s white or black Calf Size cotton socks (they have to come up to the calf so their boots don’t rub against the leg)

packages of Diaper Wipes

Chap stick

Lastly, we need some 18 gallon Rubbermaid storage containers and lids, any color.

thanks so much and see you on Thursday March 11th for our meeting

Karen

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Karen@MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org

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Welcome Home Zach Grear

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:21:00 +0000

Welcome Back From Afghanistan
Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Who: SPC Zachariah (Zach) Grear

When: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Time: ETA 9:30 AM

Where: VFW Post 1958

615 East Atlantic Ave.

Haddon Heights, NJ 08035

Contact: Wayne Grear (his father) 856-261-5197

Leslie (Yellow Ribbon Club) 609-980-4175

VFW 856-546 3049

Please come out to welcome home SPC Zachariah Grear from serving one year in Afghanistan. Zach is with the US Army, 82^nd Airborne. Zach graduated from Haddon Heights High School in 2002. He entered the Army in January 2008 where he did basic training at Ft Benning, Ga. He then qualified for Field Artillery Training at Ft. Sill, OK and then assigned to the 1-321 Airborne Field Artillery Unit . Zack was deployed to Khost Afghanistan, 10 miles from Pakistan, in Jan 2009. He was promoted to SPC. in Oct. 2009. He just completed a year in Afghanistan.

Please join the Yellow Ribbon Club, Warrior Watch Riders and Friends, The Township of Haddon Heights, Fire and EMS and the Grear Family in making some noise to welcome home Zach from a long and difficult deployment.

The Yellow Ribbon Club
http://www.yellowribbonclub.org
info@yellowribbonclub.org

Marine Mom

Karen

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Millitary Support Group Of NJ – Next Meeting Feb 11

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:32:00 +0000

Dear Friends,

1. just got word that John and Margaret Loftus, (the group members who got us our T-shirts) were both in the hospital this last week.

If you get a moment to say a prayer or send a card, their address is: 420 Jefferson Ave., Edgewater Park, NJ 08010

2. Reminder that the free Writing workshop with Dina Greenberg starts this Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 6:30pm – 8:30pm at ExpressIt Cafe, 18 Haddon Ave. Haddon Twp.

3. Our Next MSGNJ meeting is Thursday Feb. 11th, 6:30pm coffee and 7pm meeting start. We have chosen a date to put the condolence book together for our Marine Mom Melinda Kane and for Jeremy’s girlfriend Julia. It will be Sat. Feb 27th. So please bring a letter you have written to her or a poem that you think is appropriate to comfort her or Julia. We will include those in the books. Please keep the prayers coming, the family needs them.

May God Bless you and our troops,

hugs,

Karen

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org

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Welcome Home Sgt. Craig Pennell

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:04:00 +0000

Welcome Back From Iraq
Riverside, New Jersey

Who: Sgt. Craig Pennell

When: Sunday, January 31, 2010

Time: ETA 3:45pm

Where: VFW Post 3020

1125 Fairview St. 08075-3941

Riverside, NJ

Contact: Ann 856-906-3301

Please come out to welcome home Sgt. Craig Pennell from serving one year in Iraq. Craig joined JROTC in his freshman year in high school 1997. He completed 4 years of JROTC ending as 3^rd in command of the unit. He joined the Army National Guard at age 16 (with parents signatures).

Craig graduated from Riverside High School in 2001. After graduation he went off to boot camp at Ft. Jackson, SC, August 2001. He was in boot camp when the 9/11 attacks occurred. He finished boot camp as a specialist. AIT was completed at Ft Eustis, VA, where he specialized in Apache Helicopter Maintenance.

He attached to 1-150^th AHB Unit from Mercer County Army National Guard where he started as a helicopter mechanic and advanced to Crew Chief and rank of SGT.

His civilian job is with the 1-150^th AHB as Helicopter mechanic. He left Mercer County Army National Guard Station on Jan. 31 2009 for Ft Still, Ok and then deployed to Kuwait on April 18^th 2009 and then on to Iraq with Alpha Unit. This is his 2^nd enlistment with the Army National Guard.

Please come out and join the WWR and friends, the Yellow Ribbon Club, the town of Riverside and Delran and Craig Pennell’s family in welcoming him home. Please come out and help us make some noise.

Craig is a member of the Delran Fire Company, Delran EMS and he assists with Riverside High School JROTC Ranger Training in his spare time.

*MEDIA WELCOME AT FAMILYS REQUEST

The Yellow Ribbon Club
http://www.yellowribbonclub.org
info@yellowribbonclub.org

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org

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VA Medical Center in Philly

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:30:00 +0000

Dear Friends,

Please see the info below for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philly. Please share the 800 # with your respective Military or Veterans groups, it may be useful one day.

Karen Jennings

News Release

Dec. 2, 2009

Toll-free number for South Jersey Veterans Clinic

Philadelphia VA Medical Center officials have established a toll-free telephone number for the Gloucester County VA Outpatient Clinic. The number, 877-823-5230, is now the primary number to reach the clinic, although the local 856-401-7680 number will still be able to receive calls.

This new toll-free number is actually part of the Philadelphia VA’s main switchboard. So, in addition to adding more incoming lines and providing a toll-free call for South Jersey Veterans, another benefit is that the Gloucester County VA clinic is now connected directly to departments and services at the main VA medical center in West Philadelphia.

The Gloucester County VA Clinic is part of the county’s complex at Five Points in Sewell, which was expanded earlier this year and offers Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Social Work, Cardiology, Podiatry, Optometry, Driver’s Rehabilitation, and specialized Women’s Health. There are plans to add Audiology in early 2010. More than 4,700 Veterans had 15,000 medical appointments at the clinic in fiscal 2009.

The Philadelphia VA served more than 50,000 Veterans this year and also operates outpatient clinics at Fort Dix and Camden, N.J., Center City Philadelphia, and Horsham, Pa. – the Victor J. Saracini Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

More information on clinic services is available at 877-823-5230 or on the Philadelphia VA website at www.philadelphia.va.gov.

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Military Support Group of NJ

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Some of the cards we sent made it to the Baghdad Iraq area…it really brought this hospital Joy! Thank you all for your support of our troops and of the Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ). We all do Good work and our troops can feel the love.

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org

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Military Support Group of NJ Janurary Meeting

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:14:00 +0000

Dear Friends:

Happy New Year! A friendly reminder that our next Military Support Group of NJ meeting is next Thursday, Jan. 14th 6:30pm for coffee & visiting. Meeting promptly starts at 7pm. If anyone has some used, but in good condition, DVD movies, please bring them along (to send to our deployed troops). Thanks. Meeting is open to all…………held at Chews United Methodist Church, 319 Black Horse Pike, Glendora, NJ 08029.

See you soon,

Karen Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org

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Also, Navy Mom and longtime group member Marlene Damm is in charge of a blood drive at her church on Saturday, Jan. 9th - she needs 5 more people to sign up. Please consider giving to this worthy cause – you need to contact Marlene at mldamm@comcast.net or call her.

Sicklerville United Methodist Church

Church and Williamstown Rds

Sicklerville, NJ

SUMC Blood Drive
Saturday, Jan. 9th
8:am – 1:45pm Rm.14

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Military Support Group of NJ December Meeting

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:52:00 +0000

Dear Friends,

#1 A friendly reminder that we have the POW/MIA Candlelight Service this Saturday evening, Dec. 5th, 7pm , at the Lindenwold Lodge No 548 Loyal Order Moose, 2425 S White Horse Pike, Lindenwold, NJ. Bob Jonas mentions we should get there early to grab a seat.

#2 Also, our ‎ next Military Support Group of NJ Inc. meeting is next

Thursday, Dec 10th - 6:30pm for coffee, 7pm for meeting.

We are asking for donations of beef jerky, foil packs of tuna, chicken or Spam, sticks of pepperoni, small boxes of crackers, Thank you.

We meet at: Chews United Methodist Church, 319 Black Horse Pike, Glendora, NJ 08029 Please come on out – meeting is open to all!

May God Bless our troops and their families & friends.

Karen

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org

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Military Support Group Meeting Nov 3

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Dear Friends,

just a reminder that we are meeting this coming Tuesday evening, Nov. 3rd 6pm to 9pm to WRAP and PACK up the Christmas items for our troops.

If possible, Please bring a pair of scissors if you can and/or a roll of scotch tape and a bag of Christmas candy. We will be sorting everything, wrapping items and then packing the boxes. I am hoping we can also pack some regular care packages as well.

I will have Nov. 21st Fundraiser tickets available for those of you who have ordered them. Karen & Joyce (auction coordinators) have asked If everyone can bring along their Chinese / Auction basket donations if possible so they can get a jump start on getting things organized. Thanks so much.

Karen

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org
http://pfcgiordanonjmcl.org/

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Support Your Troops This Christmas / Holiday packages

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0000

(please read this email all the way through for important info)

Dear Friends:

As you know we are gearing up for our holiday / Christmas packages that we send out to our deployed military troops.

Each person on our list gets 30 wrapped presents, candy, Christmas cards, a Santa hat, and a letter telling them they were chosen to play Santa and they are to hand out the presents to people in their platoon.

This is our third year doing it and it has always been such a success for our troops. They LOVE playing Santa. Our goal is to have 900 presents and cards by Nov. 3rd. Thank you for those who have donated gifts – (new DVD movies, no war ones, new CD’s of music, little harmonicas, Uno card games, hand held games, up to the calf socks, etc.)

Over the past few months, Many of you have given me the name and address of a deployed military person. ASAP I need for you to email me, confirming the name and address to be sure they will still be deployed and ABLE to accept Mail in December. Thank you.

Karen Jennings, Marine Mom
Military Support Group of NJ Inc. (MSGNJ)
P.O. Box 118
Stratford, NJ 08084
www.MilitarySupportGroupNJ.org
http://pfcgiordanonjmcl.org/

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