Thank You, From Overseas

Below is an email from Michelle Pohlable, Hospice of Palm Beach County Music Therapist and Reservist in the U.S. Air Force. She was deployed to the Middle East in July and we have been supporting her with boxes of donated items.

Hi Van!
I received your first box yesterday, thank you so much for sending it! I know many people will benefit from the sunscreen and shampoo. :) Things are going really well over here, aside from the intense heat. We've been busy playing lots of concerts and the troops are so responsive! We've had guys up on stage either playing an instrument or singing with us at almost every concert, and if they're not up on stage with us, they're in the audience singing or playing a tambourine or cowbell. It's incredible to see them enjoying themselves and the music and knowing that we're able to give them a few moments of joy.

I've been asked by my commander here to request that you not send any boxes after August 20th because I will very likely not receive them before I leave. If you continue collecting things, please feel free to donate them to the USO! I know there are many service members over here who will benefit greatly from everything that the employees of HPBC are collecting, and I can only reach a very few of them. Thank you so much for everything you've done and are continuing to do to support me and everyone else who is serving our country! :)

I miss everyone at HPBC and look forward to coming back and telling you all what I've been doing over here.

Thank you again for all of your support! It means so much to me and everyone in my unit and my commander over here are so surprised and thankful for the support I'm receiving from my employer. :) You all rock!

Michelle

Michelle Pohlable, MT-BC
Music Therapist
Hospice of Palm Beach County