Saturday, March 12, 2011

GHC Receives URGENT REQUEST From A Marine Unit Stationed In Afghanistan

The Gorge Heroes Club received an urgent request overnight from a Marine unit stationed in Afghanistan.  These heroic Marines are scrounging around for cans to heat food on the engines of their vehicles at the locations they are stationed in outlying areas of Afghanistan.
GHC is sending out an urgent need for the following items:

  • Monetary funds to purchase dual-fuel stoves for the Marines to use not only for cooking their meals, but for also heating up water for hygiene purposes.  In the past, some Marines have reported not being able to shower in over 3 months. And, we have received reports that they are having to ration their MRE's to one per day - some have even gone without for several days because they have given their MRE's to fellow Marines who have gone ever longer without food.

  • Monetary funds to purchase compact cooking pans and utensils.  GHC will send one set of pans and cooking utensils with each stove along with a set of cleaning equipment for the stove.  (The cleaning equipment will allow the Marines to clean the stoves when and if some of the burners get clogged with sand).

  • Monetary funds or donations to purchase the following: 
    • Canned food - chili, soups, stews, fruits, tuna - any canned meal they can heat up without preparations.
    • Individual packets of oatmeal, crackers, fruit bars, granola bars, drink mixes, spices (the MRE's will become tasteless after eating them for a few day), small bottles of cooking oil, small bottles of maple syrup, small containers of pancake mixes, individual packages of rice or noodles - the kind that you just add water to, Butter Buds, Top Ramon noodles, cup-a-soups, jerky, hot chocolate, hot cider, individual packets of ready made coffee, packets of creamers, packets of sugar, nuts, trail mix, corn beef hash - basically any meal that they can heat and eat or fix with water.
    • Hygiene items - Toilet paper, gel shave cream, razors, foot powders, foot creams, lip balm (the kind that comes in the tiny jars, or tubes - the sticks will melt in the heat) diarrhea medications, constipation medications, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, hygiene wipes and over-the-calf black socks.
Secure donations can be made by clicking our Paypal link on the right hand side of this page or you are welcome to mail your donations to:

Gorge Heroes Club
1767 12th Street #113
Hood River, Oregon 97031

Drop off points for care package items are:

The Oregon National Guard Armory - The Dalles, Oregon
WAAAM - The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon
Windermere Glenn Taylor Realtors in Bingen, Washington.

Or, you are welcome to drop off your donations at any of our two monthly community box packing's:

The MARCH 2011 THE DALLES box packing will take place on the third Thursday at The Dalles Oregon National Guard Armory, 7PM.


The MARCH 2011 HOOD RIVER box packaging will take place on the fourth Wednesday at WAAAM the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum on Tucker Road in Hood River, 5:30PM.

The Gorge Heroes Club is a 501 C 3 non profit organizations so all your donations are tax deductible.

As failure is not an option for our heroes - nor is it for GHC and those who support us.  Let's work together to get these Heroes some support coming in from home. 

Proudly,
Your GHC

ghc@gorge.net