MOLLYS ADOPT A SAILOR
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October 31, 2012
Molly's Adopt a Sailor is a great organization! Each month they "adopt" a deployed military group (or groups) and send a little bit of love from home! Some times it is just cards and letters, other times it is pillowcases, candy, personal care items. One year we sent a Christmas tree! Since I am married to a retired Navy Chief, I know how much these little acts of kind mean to our troops so far from home! Great organization to be a part of!
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2012
October 29, 2012
Molly's is a great group of volunteers who send care packages to our military all over the world. Not just Sailors..Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard too. Units are adopted each month and snacks and goodies, toiletries and various surprises are sent depending on the month. May be things to "party " for mardi gras or fixings for Thanksgiving. It has been such a joy to be part of this special group of Military Moms (and Dads!) Truly is rewarding to see pictures with smiles on the groups recieving their packages or recieving a note back with a Thank You.
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2012
October 29, 2012
Molly's Adopt a Sailor is a group of military Moms who check out a new adoption each month and send care packages to deployed sailors, soldiers, Marines, Air Force and even Coasties. It is so much fun that I'm addicted! I was in charge of one of the adoptions this summer. Now I'm even doing the Special Hugs project most months by sending packages to some military hospitals overseas. Whether we send one box or organize a packing party with many boxes being prepared, it's something I look forward to each month. Each Mom of the Month tries to bring out the fun in each adoption so our military are best served by our efforts. Some of the thank you's have included comments like "I haven't received any mail in months. Thanks for your package!" It's very satisfying to know we have lifted their spirits and let them know they're not forgotten. Molly's is a great organization.
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Life-changing
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Definitely
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2012
October 29, 2012
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It has been another FANTASTIC year volunteering for this AMAZING organization! Molly's Adopt A Sailor ROCKS! This organization is filled with the most kind hearted and troop lovin' volunteers! Keep up the great work Molly's Adopt A Sailor. You are doing great things!
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2012
April 18, 2012
What a great way to support our troops! Molly's Adopt A Sailor does an excellent job of making sure our troops are not forgotten, If you are able to attend one of their packing parties for our troops, I highly recommend you share in the joy of putting together care packages for our depolyed military. You'll not find a better group of volunteers that work so hard for our troops!! Molly Mom's ROCK!
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Life-changing
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2012
October 29, 2012
Molly's Adopt A Sailor is a non profit 5013c organization that supports our deployed troops and wounded troops in Combat Hospitals. Each month they adopt a new group of deployed troops and send items that one of their adopted Combat Support Hospitals need. MAS makes sure our troops know that they are supported and loved! This amazing organization has done an excellent job supporting our troops!!
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Life-changing
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Very Well
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Definitely
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2012
April 20, 2012
I would love to tell you what a wonderful non profit that Molly's Adopt a Sailor is. They are 100% volunteer and do exceptional things for our deployed military! MAS sends care packages and other things to our deployed military to let them know that they are not forgotten and that they are appreciated for their sacrifices. Being away from family and friends for long periods of time is hard on them and MAS tries to help with morale. I have had the privilege of traveling to different states to help other Molly Moms volunteer by packing care packages and once I was able to welcome home sailors that had been deployed for many many months! When some of those sailors gave me a hug and told me 'thank you' for remembering them and sending pillowcases and care packages, it just made my heart melt. They were the ones that needed a parade and a huge WELCOME HOME!! Being a Molly Mom is trully a blessing! The morale builder that MAS does is unmeasurable!!
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For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
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Very Well
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Definitely
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2012
April 14, 2012
Molly's Adopt a Sailor is a 100% volunteer $0 salary/overhead charity that ships care packages to our deployed troops on ships, bases and hospitals across the globe. Started in June 2008, we have already adopted over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, and Soldiers. We adopt a different group every month, and Military Moms and communities from around the country host packing parties and collect donations of snacks, toiletries, and little touches of love from home. We Stitch Love is our pillowcase project - handmade or decorated pillowcases for the troops to lay their heads on. The Special Hugs project has adopted combat support hospitals in Afghanistan to send love to our wounded troops. We rely solely on volunteers, donations and grants. Please help by going to www.MollysAdoptASailor.com
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
In September 2012 our community came together and shipped 95 boxes of love to the USS Chung Hoon during their long deployment.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Be able to pay Molly a salary - she gives 1,000% of her heart, her support, her time and her money. She has an incredible team behind her that supports and assists with her vision and sees it come to fruition. We need a permanent source of funding so we can continue sending love until they all come home.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
A large donation or significant benefactor / sponsor. We have many corporations that have already been extremely generous with their items, and we are the recipient of several large grants as the result of online voting contests. We need more visibility / publicity to generate donations.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I have been given dozens, if not hundreds, of sisters, who are all experiencing the same thing that I am as a Military Mom, who wants to support and pray for all of our troops.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Incredible! Words can't describe the satisfaction of seeing months of hard work loaded onto a mail truck heading for the middle of the ocean "somewhere" on our planet.
April 14, 2011
What I love most about Molly's Adopt A Sailor is how far they've come in such a short amount of time. In less than 3 years this group went from writing a few letters to Navy recruits in bootcamp with no support from home to shipping hundreds of care packages each month to deployed Sailors, Soldiers & Marines around the globe.
The camaraderie amongst "Molly Moms" is contagious and infectious.
LOVE YOU MOLLY!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
The #1 accomplishment was winning the Pepsi Refresh grant of $50,000 to help pay for the shipping of the care packages. Seeing the results of each Packing Party - students, scouts, senior citizens and veterans come together to do their part. Seeing the thank you letters, emails and pictures come back from the lucky recipients
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
The only change that I would make would be to make it BIGGER! They've been doing everything right and by the book since day 1.
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Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
October 10, 2011
As a Molly mom I am privileged to work with some wonderful women (and some men) all across the country. My part in the group is to make sure everyone of our adoptees receive a home made pillowcase. It is a personal reminder to our troops that every day they are supported and cared about. Our group is 100% volunteer and every month we have more and more join us in our passion of sending hundreds of letters, cards, pillowcases and care packages to that month's adopted group. MAS is also growing and our Special Hugs area is charged with supporting our wounded in Combat Hospitals. Our We Stitch Love area coordinates the stitchers and decorators of our pillowcase efforts. I love this group and what it does. I am a Navy mom and it makes my days brighter to know that I am sending my support and love to our military, especially those who have little or no support from home.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
The personal thank you notes I have gotten from our different adoptions, although few and far between, are a precious reminder of the wonderful good I am doing for our troops.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Get even more volunteers to keep us growing.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I have made many new friends through MAS.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
April 14, 2011
The thing I like the most about Molly's Adopt A Sailor is that everyone is included as having an equally important part. Some months Moms can't afford to buy items or attend a packing party, but then can write letters, cards and notes. As more than one member of the military has told us -- "The goodies are great, but once eaten they are gone. The mail you send can be read and re-read!"
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I've been fortunate to be involved in many aspects of Molly's Adopt A Sailor. This week I received my first personal emails from a Marine in a group we "adopted" for March! Nothing like a note from someone to make a person want to do even more.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
... change absolutely NOTHING.
April 14, 2011
Molly's Adopt A Sailor is an organization unlike any other I have come upon. Made up almost entirely of Moms' who love and support their military and it's deployed service members, 'they ship love' from home. Nothing brightens the day of a deployed sailor, soldier or marine like mail from home, and these Moms write letters and fill care packages with more love than you can imagine, all to show how much we care. If you've ever wanted to feel passionate about something, this is it. Navy, Army, Marines or Air Force... Molly's loves them all!!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have had and also attended packing parties as well as sending individual boxes to combat hospitals. My son has also been a recipiant of a Molly's monthly adoption.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Get more involvement from corporations for donations
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