"Pride
Packages"
C/O Pat Garlick
903 West North First St.
Shelbyville, IL 62565
For monetary donations,
checks can be made payable to:
"Pride Packages"
C/O Pat Garlick
Community Banks of Shelby County Shelbyville Facility
Route 16 Shelbyville, IL 62565
Pride Packages is NOT an 501(c)
3 organization and your donation is not approved for a tax deduction,
but a "GIFT FROM THE HEART" 100% of monetary donations go toward
the cost of postage required to send the packages through the
U.S. Postal Service, and the cost of supplies to be shipped. "Pride
Packages" is funded entirely by private donations and staffed
exclusively by volunteers.
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What
is Pride Packages?
Touched by Pat's Marine son's plea for
his fellow comrades that were not receiving packages in Iraq,
Pat Garlick decided that the least she could do to help our service
people would be to support our U.S. troops abroad and provide
what would become know as "Pride Packages."
Inside each package will include a personal note as well as daily
devotions and an e-mail address where the service people can contact
her with any special needs that they may have while they are deployed.
Pat writes to her Marine
son everyday and she knows how important mail and packages are
to him. Her son says that you never get enough mail and packages
from home.
Pat has written numerous
letters to Marines that were not getting mail and sent packages
to Marines that were not getting packages. It breaks my heart
when I hear that our sons and daughters are fighting in a war
thousands of miles away and they aren't receiving letters of support
or packages from back home. As long as the war continues, I will
send "Pride Packages" till all our service people are back home
from being deployed abroad.
Even though a package may
be addressed to one soldier, the items may be shared and end up
helping a handful of soldiers.
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News & Updates
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Easter Pride Packages Deadline

JOHN CARSWELL - Daily Union Staff Writer
Pat Garlick and her husband Eric are known locally for their tireless efforts in sending Pride Packages to soldiers in Iraq.
The packages contain items from home that may seem common, but are very special to the men and women in uniform overseas.
The Garlicks began their humanitarian effort when the war hit close to home. Their son, Lance Corporal Evan Garlick is now on his second tour of duty in the dangerous Anbar Province and was the inspiration for the packages.
At present, the Garlicks are collecting and assembling a special edition of Easter Pride packages, with the deadline looming.
“Things sort of trickled in,” said Pat Garlick. “Easter is not considered as big a holiday as Christmas,” said Eric.
The phone rang and Pat talked as Eric boxed items. “We just got a call from the Tower Hill Girl Scouts,” said Pat excitedly. “They are sending over 30 boxes of Girl Scout cookies!”
Items needed for the Easter packages include Easter-related candy, cookies, poptarts, granola bars, Easymac macaroni and cheese, sample packs of shampoos, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other assorted toiletry items.
“Evan is a Marine and they can wear white socks but we don’t have any black crew socks for the Army boys. We sure could use some of those to send,” added Pat.
The deadline to donate items is Thursday night, March 8. Pat said, “We will be boxing up everything we have and sending it then so it can arrive by Easter.”
For more information call the Garlicks at 217-774-1324. Items can be dropped off at 903 W.N. First St. in Shelbyville.
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Congressman
Shimkus Visits Pride Packages
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Operation
Ho Ho Ho Packing Photos
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Pride Packages Garage
Sale Fund Raiser
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Food Items
Granola bars
Oreos
Gum
Pop tarts
Nutri grain bars
Pringles
Starburst
Skittles
Powered gator aid
Presweetened kool aid
Breakfast bars
Chex mix
Nacho cheese dip in cans
Rice krispies treats
Small containers of Dinty Moore beef stew
Ravioli
Easy mac & cheese
Ramen noodles
Beef jerky
Pudding
Applesauce
Peaches
Pretzels
Fruit by the foot
Sunflower seeds
Summer sausage
Cheese
Crackers
Squeeze peanut butter
Squeeze jelly
Ketchup/mustard/relish packets
Hot sauce packets
Slim Jims
Non-Food Items
Batteries AA
Writing Tablets
Ink Pens
White Socks
Word Find Books
Crossword Puzzle Books DVD's (You can get $1 DVD's at Wal-Mart)
Hand Held Games Paperback Books Magazines (hunting, sports,
etc.)
Aqua Drops
Eyedrops
Wipes Without Alcohol
Foot Powder
Total Sent
1,037
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