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0` WI E � � R � � P `I SUPPO RrIN�' ConCept of sUpport � -E R ,� Phase I(For newly participating Cities and Military Units) The City's Liaison Committee coordinates with the POC for provision of the best type of morale support to the unit. In this case, support to military units deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan will be detailed out. The Liaison Committee elicits the support of community schools or civic organizations to have a donation drive for items to support the Civil Affairs efforts of our military personnel. Although each effort will be unique to that specific community, all projects will follow this general pattem: City Council passes resolution to adopt the military unit and provide morale support to that unit. Phase II The City establishes a Liaison Committee to coordinate all morale support projects. Military unit commander acknowledges the adoption and opens a dialogue with the city Military unit commander who provides an Action Officer (Chaplain, 1 stSgt, SgtMaj) to be the uniYs point of contact. Liaison Committee initiates project: ► School kids, civic organization, or other affinity group conduds a donation drive ► Pack all materials in plain brown boxes that weigh less than 301bs each ► Prohibited items include: combustibles, seeds, fruits, plants, religious/political/sexual material ► Needed items for Iraqi schools include: pencils, pens, chalk, spiral notebooks, backpacks, erasers, rulers, safety scissors, colored pencils, construction paper, glue sticks... essentially, a basic issue for a child going to school. Also, items such as soccer balls and basic clothing items for orphanages are needed. ► Morale items for the troops include: magazines, letters of support, calling cards, newspapers, photos, etc... ► Photos are taken of the event, and names of key leaders are sent to ASA ► Liaison Committee coordinates with the unit POC for pick up of packages; normally done at the school ► Commercial carriers pick up the packages and delivers them to Iraq; normally Baghdad; DOD will pay to ship ► The unit POC will coordinate the pick up and delivery of the packages to the unit ► The unit will disseminate the morale support to its troops and the school supplies to the village(s) that support its Civil Affair efforts. Photos to be taken and sent ASA, with names of key leaders. ► At the completion of the project ASA will make a press release for National dissemination. Phase III The City Liaison Committee and the unit POC maintain open dialogues to continue coordinating morale support to the unit. �or more infornnation, contact: _inda Patterson, Executive Director America Supporting Americans (ASA) (310) 459-56250 http://ASA.TheMilitary.net ._ . _., r _ . _. ._