5th Annual Christmas Caravan for Kids

[waverous]

5th Annual Christmas Caravan for Kids, December 1, 2007, Jefferson County Event Center

Caravan meeting spots: (Depart 10 am from each)
South—Home Depot at I-25 and Arapahoe Road
Southwest – Southwest Plaza South Side outside Sears
North – Westminster Mall Southeast Corner near 88th and Sheridan
East – Beauty Supply Shop Southwest Corner of I-225 and 6th Ave
Northern Colorado Meeting Locations to be announced

How it works:
Bring new unwrapped toys with you to the meeting spot of your choice around 9:30 that morning. At 10:00 the whole group will leave to caravan over to Jeffco Event Center where the MACS 23 from Lowry AFB will be waiting to accept your toys. Afterwards, come inside to enjoy a “meet and greet” with area vendors, a FREE lunch and a FREE prize raffle.

SEE YOU THERE!!!!

Chris and Paula
303 680-9077

 

[waverous]

2007 Christmas Caravan fliers are available for downloading at www.christmascaravanforkids.org

You can also pull up directions to any of the meeting sites on the website.

See you there!!

Paula

 

[old_man]

Looking forward to finding out about a Northern Colorado run. Anybody else from NorCo want to do the run?

 

[jdogg4]

Should be able to make it again this year. Last year we started out at the Park-n-ride off 402 and I-25. Then stopped at 66 which was a bad place to stop and then try to get back on. The stop lights and trying to keep 30 to 40 cars all close togather didn't work out all that great. HOpe for better driving weather that was random slop and ice last year.

 

[9T3XJ]

If i don't have to work Sat i would like to do this. I don't really know many of you but i'm looking for ways to get more involved.

I'm up in ft. collins, if you guys are gonna meet somewhere up north like jdogg suggested let me know the time and place

 

[waverous]

Here are the current plans for the Northern folks.

"...but I propose we do as we have in years past and depart from the I-25 & Hwy 402 Park & Ride (SW corner of interchange) at 8:30, and then make a quick stop at I-25 & Hwy 66 (SE side, at the ag dealership) to pick up the last few.

Thanks!!

 

[waverous]

Support Our Troops at CCFK

Support Our Troops at CCFK

In addition to toys for Toys for Tots this Saturday, we're also be collecting non-perishable food items for our troops. By early Tuesday morning, a flyer and a list of suggested and requested items will also be available on the Christmas Caravan website. www.christmascaravanforkids.org

Here's a partial list of requested items. So when you hit the grocery store this week, pick up a couple extra items and bring them with you on Saturday.

ITEMS SOLDIERS HAVE FREQUENTLY REQUESTED FOR:
Food Items:
(Any can food you can warm up like soup or any kind of prepackaged snack foods)
• Apple Cider Mix Packets
• Applesauce in pouches
• Beef Jerky
• Beef summer sausage
• Breakfast and granola bars
• Brownies
• Candies that travel well, like gummy bears and licorice and trail mix
• Candy Canes
• Canned chips, pringles, Single serve bags of chips,
• Canned soup, any canned food they love - without pork
• Cereal, Single Size Boxes
• Cheese Crackers
• Cheese in a can
• Chex mix, individual packets
• Chips, individual packets
• Chocolate – any kind that travels well
• Chocolate Biscuits
• Chocolate drink mixes
• Coca Cola and other soft drinks in Plastic Bottles
• Coffee, creamer and sugar, in individual packets
• Coffee, Instant and flavored coffee mixes
• Cookies
• Country time lemonade sweetened powders
• Cracker Jack
• Crackers - Triscuits and Ritz crackers are great
• Crunch & Munch
• Cup Of Noodles
• Dried Fruit
• Easy Cheese
• Fast food condiments (Hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper
• packets, relish, Mayo)
• Fresh breeze or other throat lozenges
• Fruit Roll Ups
• Fruit, Canned For One in Pull Back Lids
• Gatorade
• Granola Bars
• Gum
• Hard Candies
• Hot Chocolate, individual serves
• Jelly, individual packs
• Juice in pouches or boxes (CAPRI SUN, ETC)
• Kool aid, pre-sweetened
• Kraft Easy Mac,
• Licorice
• Life Saver Candy
• Little Debbie snack cakes
• Lunch box size-Jolly Ranchers have been suggested)
• Lunchables (non-refrigerated)
• Mini Marshmallows for Hot Choc. Mix (and for packing material)
• Non-melting candy, gum, marshmallows, lollipops
• Noodle packets, instant
• Nuts, individual packs
• Oatmeal
• Oreo Cookies
• Pop Tarts
• Popcorn, Microwave packs (some units have access to microwaves)
• Powdered hot chocolate
• Powdered sugared drink mixes (Gatorade, Kool-Aid, sweetened of
• course, etc.)
• Pretzels
• Pringles
• Pudding For One
• Ragu Express
• Raisins - HEB has a bag of tiny packs for $1
• Ramen Soup
• Ravioli, Canned with pop top/ pull back lids
• Rice Krispie Treats
• Salad dressing & any other sauces they can use to dress up their MREs
• Salsa and corn chips of course! Bean and cheese dips are a favorite!
• Sardines
• Shoe String Potato Sticks in a Can
• Slim Jims
• Soup, Instant or canned
• Spices (Onion powder, garlic powder, spice all, etc)
• Sunflower Seeds, individual packs
• Tea - powdered lemon tea or Iced Tea Mix
• Tea bags
• Throat Lozenges
• Tostitos Snack Packs (especially for our Texas guys!)
• Trail mix
• Tuna Snack Kits
• Tuna, in pouch or cans with pop top/ pull back lids
• Turkey breast in pouch or cans with pop top/ pull back lids
• Water – bottled drinking water

Thanks!!!!
__________________
Christmas Caravan For Kids
Chris and Paula
303 680-9077

 

[jdogg4]

Here are the current plans for the Northern folks.

"...but I propose we do as we have in years past and depart from the I-25 & Hwy 402 Park & Ride (SW corner of interchange) at 8:30, and then make a quick stop at I-25 & Hwy 66 (SE side, at the ag dealership) to pick up the last few.

Thanks!!

66 isn't a great spot at all to meet up with all the lights there and that bad weather we had last year didn't help.

 

[MMIXJ]

i can't remember, will santa claus be there?
(my 4-year-old wants to know)...

 

[RangerRick]

Hwy 66 & I-25 is under construction also. How about Hwy 119 and I-25 At the south end of McDonalds with overflow on the service road south of there. That also gives use a two lane interence on to south bound I-25.

 

[old_man]

I have to work from 6am to 3pm. Sorry I can't make it.