thedrifter
05-17-05, 04:07 AM
Supplies donated for Marines in Iraq are stolen
May 16, 2005 : 11:07 pm ET
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Hundreds of pounds of donated supplies for Marines in Iraq -- eye drops, throat lozenges, DVDs and sunscreen -- have been stolen from a storage unit where the Wilmington Rotary Club kept the supplies until they were shipped.
The items were valued at $3,000 and nearly filled a 12-by-8-foot storage unit. The theft was discovered Monday.
"It was a huge amount," said Wilbur Jones, Rotary Club project coordinator. "It just jammed our storage locker."
The only things left untouched in the storage unit were Beanie Babies meant for children in Iraq.
Rotary Club members were undaunted and said they will accept donated items from Saturday at the Wilmington Athletic Club.
Rotarians have been collecting items Marines cant get in Iraq as part of a project called Mission Iraq Marine. So far, the club has sent two shipments totaling 1,300 pounds to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
Ellie
May 16, 2005 : 11:07 pm ET
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Hundreds of pounds of donated supplies for Marines in Iraq -- eye drops, throat lozenges, DVDs and sunscreen -- have been stolen from a storage unit where the Wilmington Rotary Club kept the supplies until they were shipped.
The items were valued at $3,000 and nearly filled a 12-by-8-foot storage unit. The theft was discovered Monday.
"It was a huge amount," said Wilbur Jones, Rotary Club project coordinator. "It just jammed our storage locker."
The only things left untouched in the storage unit were Beanie Babies meant for children in Iraq.
Rotary Club members were undaunted and said they will accept donated items from Saturday at the Wilmington Athletic Club.
Rotarians have been collecting items Marines cant get in Iraq as part of a project called Mission Iraq Marine. So far, the club has sent two shipments totaling 1,300 pounds to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
Ellie