While the day is not over just yet, we have been spending the better part of it packing coffee, and I don't think we're done quite yet. In order to get the most coffee in the boxes, we are being pretty precise about it, plus we are keeping count on how many we are packing. I got 500 in each of the first two boxes, then Megan took over the packing part while I dug the coffee out of the big shipping box it came in, and (because she's a rockstar) she was able to fit 550 in each box. We've got 4 boxes packed, about 6 or so to go (I'm estimating). Because we wanted to weigh the boxes and make sure they don't go over the 70 pound weight limit, we took the box to the post office and got it weighed and shipped out the first one while we were there. Each box is about 50 pounds. I'm guessing the ones with 550 bags in them will be about 55-60 pounds. Each box costs about $35 to ship, so if you would like "sponsor" a box, let me know. You can add a note/letter to go along with the coffee as well.
On another note, I got a call today while I was at the post office from a USO representative and they have a bunch of stuff for our soldiers! YAY!!! Majority of it will be used for our soldiers coming home, but depending on how much there is, some will probably go to our troops in Kandahar :)
That's all the updating for now. Hope you all had a great day like we did!!!
-Michelle & Meg
Our first box. Packed and ready for shipping
Megan packing the boxes
Me packing the boxes
The box was so deep, we couldn't reach the bottom. Smaller helpers came to the rescue
Even the baby got in on the packing :)
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