Saguaro Detachment Marine Corps League

Thanks to all your donations we have sent over 1039 boxes to our forward deployed troops over the last 26 months.  Please don't stop giving.  We are going to have letters that we have recieved on the web site soon so you can see for your own eyes what a difference you are making in the lives of our men and women serving in combat zones.

THANK-YOU EVERYONE!!!!

U. S. MARINES IN IRAQ ARE FIGHTING IN A  SAND-FILLED PLACE WITH TEMPERATURES UP TO 125 DEGREES SOME DAYS. In AFGHANISTAN they are struggling in breathless mountain heights, carrying loads of 50 to 60 lbs, fighting a ruthless enemy who uses the terrain to his advantage.

From 1917 to 1973 every young able bodied male U.S. citizen was required to serve his country in the armed forces of the United States. Today’s warriors are men and woman who have volunteered to serve, many in the United States Marine Corps, taking an oath to God, Country, Duty, Honor and Corps. Consider: Today’s armed forces, totaling less than 1% of our total population, are defending the other 99% of us while we go shopping.

Combat area Marines have no access to a PX to buy necessities and comfort items that are not government issued to them. YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN PROJECT MARINE CARE. We ship 10 to 15 lb. boxes of these items to combat Marines in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN.  The Marine Corps League sees their requests and we are able to ship them thanks to hundreds of contributors just like you. (See the Marines’ most requested items below.)

Boxes and cards from the “folks back home” mean the world to these Marines. We know this from the letters, cards and emails we receive back. We will share them with you through Project Marine Care Updates. We will include your name and cards in each box we ship to them.

Should you wish to help in this important effort, please make your check payable to:

MCL Detachment 554.  In the lower left hand check corner please write: Project Marine Care.

Please mail the check to:

Clem Amorose, Paymaster

MCL Saguaro Detachment 554   

845 W. Emerald Island Dr.

Gilbert AZ 85233

Contributions are tax deductible for Federal Income Tax purposes. TIN#70-0207047.

THANK YOU!!!                                      SEMPER FIDELIS                                        

The MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, chartered by Congress in 1937, is a non-profit corporation under Section 501 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Members are veteran Marines who have served on active duty honorably, as well as many current active duty Marines, and U. S. Navy Corpsmen who have served with the Marines. We are presently more than 70,000 strong. So deep is the spirit of “Semper Fidelis” (Always Faithful) ingrained in Marines that, long after they have hung up the uniform for the last time, they still dare to call each other “Marine”. This is based on the Corps’ time honored saying “Once a Marine –Always a Marine.”  Our mission is to help all Marines in need, the sick, the wounded, their families as well as the families of deceased Marines that are in need, and Marine veterans in need, particularly those in VA hospitals. We work with youth ages 8 to 18 through our “Young Marines” program.

“PROJECT  MARINE CARE” was originated at MCL Mount Diablo Detachment 942, Danville CA, by Marine John Wintersteen, Adjutant.

MCL Saguaro Detachment  554’s Commandant is Marine Bill Ebright. The Paymaster is Marine Clement (Clem) Amorose, who can be reached at 480-461-5025, or 800-255-9116, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Your comments are most welcome.                                                                

  “Most requested” Items by U.S. Marines in combat zones:

            AA&AAA Batteries                                                   Insect repellant

            Avon Bug Guard (Skin So Soft)                                Instant Oatmeal

            Baby Wipes/ Moist towelettes                                  International Phone                                                                                                                       Cards

            Beef Jerky/Slim Jims                                                Kool Aid packets

            Breakfast/Snack bars                                                Lip Balm

           Canned fruits/meats/chili                                           Magazines/Books,                                                                                                                                                    any kind

Cereal, small boxes                                                   Mints, any kind

Hot chocolate                                                             Neosporin

Coffee, instant                                                            Nuts, Pretzels

Collapsible Water Container (for Kool Aid)           Oreos

Deodorant                                                                  Papers, pens, envelopes

Dinty Moore Dinners                                                Playing Cards

Disposable Cameras                                                  Pop Tarts

Disposable razors                                                      Popcorn, microwaveable

Shave cream                                                               Power/Protein Bars

Doritos/salsa                                                              Q-tips 

Dried fruit/raisins                                                     Eye Wash

Foot Spray(Tinactin liquid)                                     Socks, heavy duty

Foot/Body powders                                                    Stick-Ups (air freshener)

Gatorade (powder)                                                    Sunflower Seeds

Granola bars/Chewy bars                                        Sunscreen

Hand cleansers, small bottles, waterless)                Tuna/Cracker combo            

Hard Candy                                                                Tabasco sauce                                                               Vitamins 

Please note: we cannot ship aerosol spray cans.    

Important Item: We will include any cards and letters of support you wish to send.

 THANK YOU FROM THE U.S. MARINES. SEMPER FI !