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In its mission to honor the lives of eleven million Holocaust victims, the Holocaust Stamps Project (at Foxborough Regional Charter School, Foxboro, MA) has attained 86% of its goal, with 9,460,815 donated stamps counted...so far. The success is due, in part, to generous donations from SOR members across the country!!!This total does not include the five-foot high pile of incoming envelopes, ziplock bags, and Priority-Mail parcels in Ms. Jamie Droste's (FRCS Student Life Advisor) office. She's been a trooper taking on the role of day-to-day facilitator, in addition to her myriad of assigned responsibilities, after I retired from full time teaching.
SPECIAL THANKS to Scott D. English, Executive Director of American Philatelic Society, who personally delivered a mini-van-full of boxes packed with an estimated additional 500k stamps for the HSP! It'll take awhile to assess the actual number in the 16 paper-ream boxes, since the donation contains a mix of on- and off- paper, but it's a sure bet that we're close to, or past the 10,000,000 mark as year #8 of the educational initiative comes to an end in a few weeks.
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While it seems small in comparison with van loads, I sent a small box off last week and picked up three pounds of common foreign at our cu auction last week. Most of that will be headed for the project next week. They were a little musty so I had them airing on the back porch. My wife just came home and brought them in as we have warnings out for 75 mph winds and hail. Had she not, they might have arrived before next week by airmail.
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You're AWESOME, stampmanjack!!!! It's because of supporters like you that the kids have been kept interested...
Always there are new and different stamps for them to handle and consider for incorporation into the stamps collage artworks they're producing in connection with the lessons that are part of this important community service learning Project.
Please be patient while we get to your incoming package. It's an extraordinarily busy time at school!
~Charlotte
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My promised box goes out in the mail on Thursday. I was still adding more to the box, but I figure it's best to get it out now.
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Box shipped. It weighed 20 pounds!
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On may 17, I posted that I had 3 pounds to send off to the project the next week. Unfortunately, My kidney decided to give some stones for fun and that got pushed back a bit but went out late last week. I got a postcard from the project today thanking me and informing me that the total now was 9,596,221 and is probably more by now. They still need more so keep sending. I sent a large flat rate box to a friend in New Jersey (she loves to soak and sort) and she has a box of her own working and will pull all of the common stuff from mine, add it to her box and send it one soon so more is in the works here Let's get everyone here going and push them over the top. They have been working for 8 years. SOR members could finish it off this year if we push.
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The post office tracking shows my box was delivered to the school last month. I haven't heard back yet that the project has it.
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Michael's box has been received and volunteers have begun the one-stamp-at-a-time counting process!
To date (6/13/17), the total is 9,738,354 ...NOT INCLUDING and estimated 500k (!!!), housed within 16 paper-ream boxes, that APS executive director, Scott English, delivered to the school in May.
Thanks to all in SOR who've helped nudge this important educational initiative along. Now at 90% of goal, the light at the end of the tunnel is more than just a glimmer as the school year winds down.
Incoming stamps will be accepted at Foxborough Regional Charter School during the summer.
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In its mission to honor the lives of eleven million Holocaust victims, the Holocaust Stamps Project (at Foxborough Regional Charter School, Foxboro, MA) has attained 86% of its goal, with 9,460,815 donated stamps counted...so far. The success is due, in part, to generous donations from SOR members across the country!!!
This total does not include the five-foot high pile of incoming envelopes, ziplock bags, and Priority-Mail parcels in Ms. Jamie Droste's (FRCS Student Life Advisor) office. She's been a trooper taking on the role of day-to-day facilitator, in addition to her myriad of assigned responsibilities, after I retired from full time teaching.
SPECIAL THANKS to Scott D. English, Executive Director of American Philatelic Society, who personally delivered a mini-van-full of boxes packed with an estimated additional 500k stamps for the HSP! It'll take awhile to assess the actual number in the 16 paper-ream boxes, since the donation contains a mix of on- and off- paper, but it's a sure bet that we're close to, or past the 10,000,000 mark as year #8 of the educational initiative comes to an end in a few weeks.
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08:30:16pm
re: May 2017 UPDATE: Holocaust Stamps Project
While it seems small in comparison with van loads, I sent a small box off last week and picked up three pounds of common foreign at our cu auction last week. Most of that will be headed for the project next week. They were a little musty so I had them airing on the back porch. My wife just came home and brought them in as we have warnings out for 75 mph winds and hail. Had she not, they might have arrived before next week by airmail.
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re: May 2017 UPDATE: Holocaust Stamps Project
You're AWESOME, stampmanjack!!!! It's because of supporters like you that the kids have been kept interested...
Always there are new and different stamps for them to handle and consider for incorporation into the stamps collage artworks they're producing in connection with the lessons that are part of this important community service learning Project.
Please be patient while we get to your incoming package. It's an extraordinarily busy time at school!
~Charlotte
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11:39:55pm
re: May 2017 UPDATE: Holocaust Stamps Project
My promised box goes out in the mail on Thursday. I was still adding more to the box, but I figure it's best to get it out now.
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12:49:59pm
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Box shipped. It weighed 20 pounds!
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12:36:01am
re: May 2017 UPDATE: Holocaust Stamps Project
On may 17, I posted that I had 3 pounds to send off to the project the next week. Unfortunately, My kidney decided to give some stones for fun and that got pushed back a bit but went out late last week. I got a postcard from the project today thanking me and informing me that the total now was 9,596,221 and is probably more by now. They still need more so keep sending. I sent a large flat rate box to a friend in New Jersey (she loves to soak and sort) and she has a box of her own working and will pull all of the common stuff from mine, add it to her box and send it one soon so more is in the works here Let's get everyone here going and push them over the top. They have been working for 8 years. SOR members could finish it off this year if we push.
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01:14:51am
re: May 2017 UPDATE: Holocaust Stamps Project
The post office tracking shows my box was delivered to the school last month. I haven't heard back yet that the project has it.
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re: May 2017 UPDATE: Holocaust Stamps Project
Michael's box has been received and volunteers have begun the one-stamp-at-a-time counting process!
To date (6/13/17), the total is 9,738,354 ...NOT INCLUDING and estimated 500k (!!!), housed within 16 paper-ream boxes, that APS executive director, Scott English, delivered to the school in May.
Thanks to all in SOR who've helped nudge this important educational initiative along. Now at 90% of goal, the light at the end of the tunnel is more than just a glimmer as the school year winds down.
Incoming stamps will be accepted at Foxborough Regional Charter School during the summer.
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