New Project in Afghanistan

Very busy day at Spirit of America as we get a large shipment ready for US Marines in Afghanistan. The recipients are Lieutenant Colonel David Odom and Major Brian Mulvihill of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan. Tasked with civil engagement and the training of security forces, Colonel Odom and Major Mulvihill requested supplies such as ballistic eye protection, hygiene kits, military-use first aid kits, personal hydration systems and water purification tablets. This was just a start, and more will be coming from Spirit of America thanks to the generosity of our donors.

One other thing about this shipment. . .Spirit of America has a strong relationship with another nonprofit organization, Orchard International. Dedicated to providing food, clothing, healthcare and education to the poorest people on Earth, Orchard is run by our good friend Doug Franco. Doug is unparalled in finding things of very high value, getting them for free, and shipping them to areas that aren't even on a map. At the top of Colonel Odom and Major Mulvihill's priorty list was medical supplies, since they will be building and stocking regional medical centers. Doug managed to secure more than $500,000 worth of new medical supplies for us (for free, of course), and we're having them shipped over for a meagre sum.

If you are interested in learning more about how this entire project played out from start to finish, please visit our website at http://www.spiritofamerica.net/ and sign up for our periodic Email Updates. Just type your email address into that little box in the upper right hand corner on our homepage, and you'll get an in-depth email of our activities about twice each month. The Email Update describing this project will be sent out on Tuesday, January 13th. So hurry and sign up now, and please don't forget to support our troops. Thanks!

Dennis Norris