Wow...

It has been 8 or 9 months since I have posted last...so sorry!! I have been super busy with Latvia missions work (www.roadtolatvia.blogspot.com) that I had put collecting postcards to the side--but I am back at it!!

Calling all people who live in, have friends/family who live in, or who are going to visit: IDAHO, WYOMING, NEVADA, UTAH, MONTANA or NEW MEXICO!! I need YOUR help!! These are just SIX of THIRTY THREE states that I do NOT have a postcard from...so, If you live in, have friends or family who live in, or you or someone you know is going to visit Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho or New Mexico--would you consider picking up a postcard or two and mailing it to me!? Share this blog with your friends or family too. I have a new goal!! Ready to hear it!?

MY GOAL is that by the END of 2012 to have at least ONE post card from EVERY state in the USA, and EVERY country in the WORLD!! Yes, I know I may be crazy...but post card collecting efforts are in full swing!!

Send me a postcard!! I love getting postcards from ANYWHERE in the world..not just the states listed above!! Send them to:

PO Project
Jenn Anderson
PO Box 236
Dousman, WI 53118, USA

Thanks so much-spread the word-keep sending postcards-I'll start sharing my favorites with you!!

UPDATE!

Sorry to all who follow that I havent updated in so long. Going to Latvia in June, I took a small break from packing OCC boxes.

Now that I'm back at it, we are in need of A LOT! We are only 1/3 of the way to the goal of 365 boxes....which means we are way behind in packing!

How can you help?

Sponsor a Box
-Be a Half Box Sponsor: $7 will go to either shipping of one box or the purchasing of filler items for one box.
-Be a Box Sponsor: $15 sponsors one full box-it covers the shipping cost and also purchases supplies for one box.

Collect and Donate Supplies
Have your family, friend, youth group or Bible study group collect supplies! I will include a list of needed supplies at the bottom of this post. This is a great way to get involved and help those in need! I can even come to your youth group, etc. to share a little bit about Operation Christmas Child/Samaritan's Purse and why I decided to pack so many boxes!

Thank you to Kimberly T and Diana G for their donations of supplies, as well as everyone else! It couldn't be done with out your help!


Supply List
(this is the most current list we have...if something isnt on the list-feel free to ask! We can use just about anything!)

Packing Needs:
-2 Rolls Scotch Tape
-200 Large Rubberbands (large enough to wrap around the box)
-300 lunch sized zip lock bags

Filler Items:
-Full sized toothpaste
-Toothbrushes (kids and adults)
-Floss
-Chapstick/lipbalm
-Nail sets for girls
-Deoderants for boys and girls (must be a solid-no liquid or gels)
-Q tips
-Bars of soap
-Washclothes
-Socks, ages 2-18 boy and girl
-Hard Candy (lollipops/dumdums, mints, tictacs, sprees, smarties, etc.)
-Gum (any flavors!)
-Toys for children ages 2-18

• Small Puzzles
• Toy cars
• Bouncy balls
• dress up toys
• play dough
• decks of cards
• Baby dolls
• stuffed animals
  
• spinning tops
• kids purses, wallets, etc.
• hair pretties for girls
  

Other Items:
-spiral bound or smaller notebooks (no composition books-they dont fit, but the spirals curve enough)
-Pens, pencils
-Pencil shapreners
-Crayons, markers
-Coloring books
-Small blanets
-Plates, Cups, Silverware
-Small tools for teen boys
-Flashlights
-AA Batteries

Do NOT purchase:
-Toy snakes
-Army men toys, guns, airplanes, etc.
-Any liquids (deoderants, snow globes, lip gloss, nail polish, etc.)
-Any food items (crackers, fruit snacks, etc.)
-Any chocolate (hersheys, tootsie rolls, reeses, etc.)

If you are interested in donating supplies, sponsoring a box (or more!), having me share with your group about OCC, don't hesitate to contact me at: jenn_anderson@hotmail.com

Thank you!

*184, not 183 postcards:)

Numbers!

Okay, so the count is in:

I have a total of 183 postcards, from 18 states and 10 countries!

The Countries are:
Latvia
Japan
Austria
Portugal
New Zealand
Germany
Iraq
London, UK
Philippines

The States are:
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Hawaii
Louisianan
Washington State
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Michigan
South Carolina
Missouri
Arizona
California
Texas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Colorado
Florida

So, why do I share this?
If you travel to a country or state that is NOT on my list, would you mind picking up a postcard and sending it to me at:
PO Project
Jenn Anderson
PO Box 236
Dousman WI 53118 USA

I'm hoping that by the end of the year I will have at least 500 postcards...can you help me?

Not much else going on around here...still taking pictures and searching ebay for postcards:) Just bought a Latvia one (go figure) from pre 1940's - oh so worth it!

Almost a month!?

It's been almost a month since I last posted! Wow!
Whats new? Today I got a camera from someone to take pictures with and then mail back! Heck yes! Its a 27 exposure, and Ive taken 2 pics so far. Im thinking I might take it to Latvia with me? We'll see!

Also got a great postcard...theres a sesame street sticker on it:)

I leave for Latvia in 12 day! So exciting, yet too much money left to fund raise! Oh well! It will happen somehow!

While Im gone, yall should fill up my PO Box with a bunch of postcards or other fun mail! How cool would that be?

count.

172. thats how many postcards i have so far! yay!

send me a post card...or a few! big, small, new used...doesnt matter:) i love em all!

thank you to my friend at www.sendmeamillionpostcards.com for the 6 postcards you sent me out of your collection...love em! got yours on the way!!

exciting!

So, I got my third postcard from Japan today...and I realized its like a puzzle!! All of them fit next to each other to make a beautiful picture...so exciting!! Thank you to whoever is sending them! I will upload a picture soon(: Now all I need is to find someone who reads Japanese so I can see what they say:) lol

Also my aunt gave me a bunch of postcards from her travels, as well as my friend Melanie sent me some from Louisian! yay!

Yes, It's really been a month!
And in this past month,
I've received my first post card from Japan,
my first bunch from Louisiana!
How exciting!

Help me reach my goal and collect millions of postcards!
You can send them to:
Jenn Anderson
PO BOX 236
Dousman, WI 53118 USA

It would be so cool to get one from every country out there!

It's been a MONTH since my last post.

A MONTH!

Life is SO busy, I can't seem to keep up!

These past two weeks I've received post cards from the Phillipines, South Carolina, Florida, and one other place...I can't remember(:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDLGLEVFCtE

Feel free to send me a postcard!
I'll post a list later (Have to organize all my postcards) of places I DO have postcards from....if you live in or are going to/have been somewhere I havent got a postcard from yet...I'd love one:)

Jenn Anderson
PO BOX 236
Dousman, WI 53118

:)

|Check out my Latvia blog that I update on a regular basis: www.roadtolatvia.blogspot.com|

Hope yall have a great week!

...

Once again, I fail at updating often. I WILL post pictures of all the postcard secrets we've gotten so far. I WILL, I just don't know when. Life has been crazy getting ready for my trip to Latvia (www.roadtolatvia.blogspot.com), packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes (www.occ365.blogspot.com), hanging out with Chloe and all her DR. Appts/surgeries, schoolwork, working at Denny's, photography, etc. Life is just sooo busy...spring has come early schedule wise! I just wish the weather would catch up!

School!

I apologize for the lack of updates recently. It has been finals week at school for me and many others. Like myself, many will finish finals next week, as well.

So, with it being crazy with school, here is my challenge to you: Take a detailed picture of something from school. Maybe its what your locker looks like, maybe its the desk or the wall with writing on it. Send me this picture (PO BOX 236 DOUSMAN, WI 53118, USA). We will then share the pictures on here, with author credit if you include your name:)

It has been an exciting two weeks here at PO Project! We received our first out-of-country mailing, and have also been collecting all the secrets that people have been sending in! So far, we have about 17 if them so far! Once we get them organized and separated, I will post them in a blog here!

Hope all of you still in high school or college are enjoying your time studying for finals:)

New Project

Sorry for the lack of recent updates. It is final week in school for me, and I have been working non-stop lately!

Send me something small that fits in an envalope...whatever you feel like it (all items must be safe, legal, etc.) and I will send you something comparable in return:)

Jenn Anderson
PO BOX 236
Dousman, WI 53118

Hope you are all having a great week!

IM ALIVE:)

Sorry to all it has taken me so long to update! Life has been crazy lately...both our cars died, Ive been working 14 hour days not including school...anyways, thats beside the point.

If you are one of the 12 people who have sent me mail withing the last week, I will hopefully be getting whatever I owe you back out by the end of the week:) I ran out of stamps and still have Christmas cards to mail! Hoping to get tons more stamps tomorrow or Thursday!

Also, a quick shout out to Kate (http://katelistenstodavid.blogspot.com/) She included a nice note for me in her last letter:)

Challenge #1:
Mail me YOUR secret. Just like post secret.
Write your secret.
It can be a short sentence, a long letter.
Mail it to me with no return address or name.
Once I get a good collection of these I will upload them (depending on the content?)

Dont forget to check out older posts for projects you can participate in:)
Jenn Anderson
PO BOX 236
Dousman WI 53118

On A Mini-Missions Trip

A team of seven including myself is currently in Bloomington, MN. We have been working at the Operation Christmas Child warehouse sorting, inspecting, taping closed and cartonizing the shoeboxes filled with gifts and hygenic items for orphans and poverty-struck children. Having a great time, regular PO Project blogs will resume this Friday:)

July 8th-18th

of 2010. A team from church is heading to Latvia again this coming July, and I am hoping to go with. Not sure yet if finances will allow, but, for now, we will be hopeful:)

Project Ideas?

Do you have project ideas? Share them with me!
Email me at poproject@yahoo.com or feel free to mail me at:

Jenn Anderson
PO Box 236
Dousman, WI 53118 USA

Hope you are all having a better day than I am;) I am off to work in an hour, it's WAY to cold here! Had a doctor appointment today, babysat Chloe and packed for the Operation Christmas Child trip to Minnesota tomorrow! I am leaving at 6:00 am to be to church to leave, can't wait!

Update on Thursday (possibly earlier if I find time while in MN) after my trip! Have a good week and participate in my projects posted below:) Thanks!

Projects!

Went and got the mail yesterday--thank you to everyone who has mailed me already! I will be mailing out your return project today or Monday, depending on how long it takes to get the pictures printed for yall.

Address?
Jenn Anderson
PO Box 236
Dousman, WI 53118

Can't wait to hear from more of you...I have already received 12 letters for Project #1 (the sky picture) and one disposable camera to take pictures with:) So, send me mail! Look at previous posts for Project Ideas or feel free to send me something random! Surprises are always good:)

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Me+You, and You+Me...

...so happy!

Project #2.
Send me a picture of you smiling (or however you show off being happy!) and I will in turn send you back a picture of me being happy! Please include one dollar to cover postage and photo printing!

Hope you are all enjoying the weather....we are getting our first serious snow here! Time to make cookies!

Off to the Post Office I go!
Adios!
Jenn

Project: Pictures!

For as long as I work on PO Project, here is what you can do.

Send me a un-used disposable camera and enough to cover the return postage. All the pictures will be shot and then the camera mailed back to you, undeveloped. It's a great surprise to see what pictures are on it once you get it developed!

Also, let me know how you found my blog! Are you a friend, friend of a friend, did you find the URL written on a scrap of paper, on a dollar bill, or elsewhere? Let me know!

Address:)

Jenn Anderson
PO Box 236
Dousman WI 53118

Project #1. For a dollar I will take a picture of the sky, get it printed, sign in, mail it to you, then delete the file. You will be the only one to have this picture--ever.

Just a few reminders:
-Money you send covers the cost of the activity (like printing pictures) and postage. If after postage and the cost of the activity there is money left, I will mail it back to you OR keep it in an envelope with your name on it for future project.
-Make sure you include a return address (that's legible) on your envelope you mail me.
-Each project will last one week. I will post a new project weekly, usually on Monday or Tuesday. This means that your mail to me needs to be postmarked by the end of the week!
-This is for fun! Let's see how many projects we can do, and have fun while doing it:)
-Email is poproject@yahoo.com

Thanks:)
Can't wait to get mail from you!