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We would like to welcome you to our site and thank everyone who helped make this program so successful over the last 6 years. As we enter into our 7th year, our success depends solely on the many generous people like you working together SENDING TOYS to the Troops stationed overseas. We continue to add new Points of Contacts periodically and our list continues to grow.
Beanies for Baghdad is a bridge between our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, the chidren of Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan and very generous kind hearted people back home who want to do a small part to make the world a better place. Our Network of Points of Contact receive joy in passing out donations to young children who have suffered so much and have so little happiness in their life. Many of the children live in extreme poverty. Your support is very much appreciated and the requests from the troops remains strong.  LTC James Barker founder and president of B4B and Iraqi girl - Sara.____________________________ Please email us at info@beaniesforbaghdad.com for the current mailing addresses of our Points of Contact who will ensure your donations get to the kids who need your support the most. To date, Beanies for Baghdad has received and distributed over 1 MILLION TOYS and tons of school supplies to the children of War Torn Iraq, Afghanistan and now Kosovo!!! Due to changes in Deployments we ask that you always contact us before mailing each time to ensure addresses are always up to date. PLEASE include your email address in all correspondence in mailing to the Troops or Indiana address. ____________________________ War On Terror News Article ____________________________  ____________________________ Deployed units needing beanies just send email to info@beaniesforbaghdad.com and we will set you up for regular shipments. ___________________________ Newest boxes to reach their destination! ___________________________  "My name is CPT Eric Wigley, and I am the commander for the 511th Military Police Company. My unit is currently deployed to Iraq...Al Kut, specifically. I do, however, have a platoon located further south. I was visiting them recently, and their platoon sergeant, Sergeant First Class Trayton Crow, had just received a few boxes from your organization. He told me about the program and was thrilled to see the beanie babies come in. He was ecstatic. You wouldn't believe the ear-to-ear grin on his face. The most senior individual in this platoon of over 40 Soldiers was the youngest in spirit, if only for a moment. As the Soldiers stopped by the operations center, for various reasons, they were joyous to find the pile of animals staring at them. We work with the local police, and "community policing" is a concept that we are working diligently to pass on. There are many people fighting across the country, but the policeman is someone that children should learn to run towards during crisis situations. There are various situations that put us out in the cities with the Iraqi Police interacting with the children, whether in parks, near their schools, while putting on medical clinics at stations, or just walking the streets. These beanies are a great way to communicate affection and begin to build trust. Thank you so much for your efforts, as they have made a huge contribution. Not only does it bring a smile to the face of a child, it warms the hearts of my Soldiers and the Iraqi Police as they create that smile. Thank you for the support that you have provided this platoon, but I do have a request. Is there any way that we could receive a few boxes for the two platoons that I have with me in Al Kut? It's a great idea, and I would love to be able to do for the kids in the cities around us that my other platoon does down south. If this is possible, please let me know! We have more than 80 Soldiers that go out on mission daily, operating primarily in two cities and various villages. Again, thank you for the support that you've provided to my Soldiers, and I think that your program is wonderful." Respectfully, Eric Wigley CPT, MP ___________________________  I'd like you to meet Zakel. He is 17 yrs old and last year, during a time of turmoil in his life he was recruited by the Taliban to cecome a suicide bomber. On the way to his target he brokee the rules and called his mom to say goodbye. Thankfully, his mom was able to talk him out of blowing himself up. He has been adopted by an Afghan military officer, learning English and will be entering into the Afghan Army Officer Program, He heard about Americans at Camp Blackhorse helping the families of "martyred" Afghan soldiers and wanted to meet me. I was instantly drawn to this young man. He has come through a tough experience and I truly believe he will be a great leader. I askd him if there was something I could get for him and he said, "yes a soccer ball." He knows it came from America and he says thanks! ___________________________ No beanies and want to help? A 12.00 donation will send a military box to any one of our Points of Contacts. Just click on the link below and designate where you want your donation to go and it will be used as you wish in your name. Thank you in advance for your help. Your donations can be mailed to: Beanies for Baghdad INC Attn: Donna Ward 6401 Lincoln Avenue Evansville, IN 47715 We invite you to visit our FORUMS and register for membership, read all the news and post your comments and questions. Our Forums go back to 2003 when Beanies for Baghdad was started. _____________________________  Beanie babies bringing smiles to parents and children. ____________________________  SGT Michelle Johnson distributes toy at Afghan Women's Clinic ____________________________  LTC David Sears with children receiving beanie babies. ____________________________  Expressions are priceless, they are such simple people with not much but a smile. SPC Garza ____________________________  Thank you for our beanie babies and school supplies.____________________________ Major Juan Sandoval of Kosovo: "Nothing can beat the smiling faces of children with a little gift of love." ____________________________     Our Fallen Heroes We Shall Never Forget. ____________________________ Beanies for Baghdad is a registered public charity and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the 501 (c) (3) laws. All donations are used exclusively for the benefit of Beanies for Baghdad. No one receives any salaries. |
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