Many of you know that our son and Kersten’s brother, Robert Borger, is 1st Lieutenant aviator and pilot in the Army National Guard currently deployed in the Middle East.  His battalion (over 300 members) is an aviation unit out of Jacksonville, Fl. and provides support and transport of troops and supplies.  The troops left in July and will be returning home in April.  While deployed they typically work 12 hours on and 12 hours off.  They do have access to a gym and a PX (Robert said it is not very good) but that is about it.  There is nothing like receiving a package in the mail. I think we can all remember receiving an unexpected package and the excitement of what may be in there.

We are asking for your support in collecting items that we can send to this unit.  Attached is a list with suggested items but also think outside the box, Robert received squirt/ water guns from a friend and did not look any further in the box until after the water fight!!  Items like this help break the monotony of everyday life on the base.  When choosing food and candy keep in mind that it takes 3-4 weeks to arrive and things like chocolate do not ship well. .  Each box is a 12 x 12 flat rate box from USPS that we will supply and costs $16.75 to ship.  Any contributions toward shipping costs will also be greatly appreciated.

We have also partnered with The Benjamin School.  Students will be able to receive community service hours for helping pack the boxes.  The Benjamin School has offered to help collect items at the school. The Key Club  at The Benjamin School will be helping to facilitate with collecting items to be donated. If children from other schools would like to participate and receive community service I will gladly provide any information the school may need.

We will be accepting items thru mid-November and hope to be sending them out around Thanksgiving.

Donated items can be dropped off at our office or we will gladly pick up any items from you.  Our goal is to put together over 300 packages and your support is needed to accomplish this task.

We now have a PayPal account and a designated bank account for those donations as follows:
PayPal is lgaleta@galetalaw.com
Bank account is Laura Galeta FBO unit 1-111

Please help us make this a HUGE SUCCESS!

Our address and phone number are listed below.

Thank you for your support of our troops.

Christopher M. Galeta, Esq.
Christopher M. Galeta, P.A.

631 U.S. Highway One, Suite 300
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
(561) 282-9406;
Fax: (561) 282-9407

cgaleta@galetalaw.com
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