OVERSEAS PARCELS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 50, 23 February 1943, Page 5

OVERSEAS PARCELS

LETTERS OF APPRECIATION EDGECUMBE COMMITTEE THANKED I Letters received by tlv) secretary j of the Edgecumbe. Patriotic Committee (Mrs. F. Patience) from, men servings overseas, indicate just how much the parcels this organisation is sending from ii3ime to time; are 1 appreciated. It. is gratifying to the ladies concerned to realise that their gifts are being regularly delivered and, so warmly welcomed. Aircraftsman W* S. Flaxman writes:— These few lines are. to express; appreciation of the very acceptable and useful Christmas parcel I received. I hope and trust,'this letter reaches you pe,oj)le, but the card was a little travel worn. You peo>ple are doing a great job. Some of the boys would have had a parcelJess Christmas, but for 3 r ou people, so here's luck to you and, keep up the, good work. I'll take this opportunity of wishing you all the, best of luck and happiness in |t'liis; v New Year. George Burnett of the 34th Btn. A Coy, A.P.O. also writes:— I extend to you and the women of the Edgecumbe Patriotic Committee my sincere thanks for the nice parcel I received, the contents of the parcel were in first class order. I was quite thrilled to. think it came from the Bay of Plenty district as I spent quite, a few of my younger days in Opotiki in fact my people still live there. We, are all in the pink over here at present and although this Xmas will be very quiet we hope that, this time next year things will be much brighter. To' you and your committee I wish you all the very best for Xmas and New Year, y