Thread: Pens for Anzac Day 2012

I thought that I had left plenty of time for the pens to arrive by Anzac Day but they only arrived yesterday

Below are two emails I have received, well done everyone

UNCLASSIFIED

Hi Bruce

Thanks for the box of pens, they arrived today.

They are really excellent and are causing quite a stir among the people here. I have started handing them out and I expect you will start to receive some thank-you emails and letters in return.

Not only are they appreciated because they are hand-made but also because everyone needs a pen and so these gifts are very functional and practical as well.

Thank you very much for your efforts on behalf of the troops here.

God bless you for your work

James


J.M.PEARCE
CHAP

FSU-6

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Hi Bruce
I am Bruce mills currently deployed overseas and Chaplin Pearce gave me one of your pens I am just emailing to say thank you and it is appreciated.
Regards

B.A. Mills
WO2
CSM
FST KAF

I thought that I had left plenty of time for the pens to arrive by Anzac Day but they only arrived yesterday

I would think that gives the troops two special days - ANZAC Day (because it is special to all Australians) AND the day they got something they were not expecting!!! A bit like late birthday presents, just extends the fun!

Well done to all who made the effort to make a pen or two!

JD

Touchwood is correct. ANZAC DAY was pretty busy where we are and the pens would not have received the focus they deserved. But now ANZAC Day is in the past, the pens are the new really big thing happening here. Thanks for thinking of us.

Umm

Small apology - I was to make pens for the ANZAC Day push. I missed Sam's deadline but with his agreement I posted them to the worthy central point myself just after easter - seems unlikely to have got there yet given the posts above

anyway this is what I sent...

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a special thanks to the sponsors whom supplied the wherewithall for the kits

Great stuff Nick al lined up like good troops

Originally Posted by Mort

Touchwood is correct. ANZAC DAY was pretty busy where we are and the pens would not have received the focus they deserved. But now ANZAC Day is in the past, the pens are the new really big thing happening here. Thanks for thinking of us.

Welcome aboard Mort it our pleasure to make pens for yu guys any chance of a picture of what you received?

Another email of appreciation

Bruce,

Our Chaplain, James Pearce, has just been around the workplace and handed out some of your hand made pens. It will come in very handy over the next 6 months of my deployment in Afghanistan. I would like to say thanks and am happy that you have used some of your time to manufacture and donate them to the Aussie troops on operations around the world.

Kind regards,

MAJOR Chris McKendry
OP Slipper
Afghanistan

And another from an allied soldier

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Mr. Sanders,

I am a US Army Soldier currently deployed to Afghanistan. I am working
with numerous Australian service members, and my boss, WGCDR Mark Larter
RAAF gave me one of the pens that your organization sent over here.

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you and your supporters for this
marvelous and PRACTICAL gift. I very much appreciate it and if I wasn't
typing this e-mail I would be writing with it right now.

Please pass along my gratitude to your comrades.

Very respectfully,

SGM H.H. George Luedtke
Reintegration Cell
Stability Division
HQ RC(S), 82nd Airborne Division
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

UNCLASSIFIED

Attn: Mr Bruce Sanders

Bruce,

Just a quick note of appreciation. I received a wood turned pen from our
Chaplain today and he explained your program. Please pass on my thanks
to the folks at Boronia VV Assoc.

The pen will be very well used I can assure you.

All the best,

Steve Pata`
Major (Aus)
Afghanistan

Thanks to those who have sent their thanks for the pens, the letters are greatly encouraging. Amos

It's great to see the troops enjoyed there pens. Good work to everyone involved especially simomatra for all the hard work!

Originally Posted by Simomatra

Welcome aboard Mort it our pleasure to make pens for yu guys any chance of a picture of what you received?

This is my third time round over here and I received a pen on an earlier deployment. As there were many more people than pens I passed to let someone else have a chance to get one. I just wanted to let you guys know that the pens were really appreciated.

Thanks Mort, it is feedback like yours that makes us happy and encouraged to keep at the support. Amos

Great feedback Mort and thank you for sharing

Sam.
Still awaiting meeting at local RSL to ask for support. Will let you know result. Bloody damn still peeved I missed the ANZAC batch. Still will catch up for chrissy pens.
Cookie
It is great to see the letters(emails) from troops. Thanks

Cheers Cookie good to see you on the mend and doing well.

plenty of time for pens for Christmas I will make a start on mine next week

All the best for the RSL meeting