[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12560-12561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CONGRATULATING MOOREMART

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate MooreMart, 
a New Hampshire nonprofit organization that sends care packages to 
servicemembers and children overseas, as it celebrates its 10th 
anniversary.
  MooreMart was born from Moore family members Paul, Carole, and 
Beverly's desire to send supplies to Brian Moore and his fellow 
soldiers stationed in Iraq. In the early years of their effort, they 
strove to send 10 packages a month to U.S. troops overseas. Today, 
MooreMart ships more than 1,000 packages every 10 weeks. Its mission 
has grown over the years, and now MooreMart also sends school supplies, 
toys, and clothing to local children in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Over the last decade, MooreMart has built and shipped more than 
61,000 care packages and nearly 8 tons of relief supplies to troops in 
conflict zones, including to every Armed Forces unit deployed from New 
Hampshire. Each package includes toiletries, food items like s'mores 
and Girl Scout cookies difficult to find overseas, and letters and 
cards from schoolchildren and volunteers. All of the packages are 
assembled by volunteers and individually addressed to a servicemember.

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  MooreMart has successfully reached out to organizations both public 
and private, involving State and local agencies, faith communities, and 
businesses in its work. More than 11,000 volunteers have helped build 
the care packages, among them veterans, families of active 
servicemembers, and families who have lost loved ones in service to our 
country.
  MooreMart represents the very best of New Hampshire, bringing comfort 
to those who selflessly defend our Nation. I am proud to congratulate 
this organization and the volunteers who carry out its mission on their 
10th anniversary.

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