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When I put an article in the last magazine I had no idea what sort of response I would get, well it was remarkable, enquiries, letters, cards and cheques came flooding in. Lots of you seem to have been looking for a way of helping the troops and the Christmas box appeal proved very popular. Every letter was positive, well apart from one grumpy old man who decided not to donate because I “deliberately” spelt his name wrong, but there’s always one. Nearly two thousand pounds was donated by post and if you add the £670 that was collected at the Dauntless Reunion you can see just how popular the appeal was. When I started I hoped to send twenty boxes thanks to your generosity we were able to send to send 420 boxes.

We did have a few things left over at the end of the day but they have been packed up into welfare parcels and sent to 40 Commando who, as usual, are doing a first rate job in appalling conditions. Every penny donated has now been spent and the goods sent out to the troops.

This message was sent to the Association of Wrens from 40 Cdo RM in Afghanistan.

Typical contents of WRNS Xmas box