Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> Many of us enjoy sending - and receiving - "care packages" of various
> culinary goodies and such...
>
> Who do you send them to...???
>
> What do you include in them...???
>
> Longest distance one of your care packages has travelled...or most exotic
> destination...???
>
> Etc....???
>
> I almost submitted this to the official RFC site, but what the hey, I guess
> this will be an "unofficial" survey - I intend no slight to our
> indefatigable Chatty Cathy...
>
> ;-)
>
> Some interesting history, CARE is still extant and very active. Check out
> the contents of the first CARE packages! :
>
> http://www.care.org/about/history.asp
>
> "History:
>
> CARE is one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations.
> Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia,
(some snippage)
> Our Name
>
> We've always been known by the acronym "CARE," but the meaning behind the
> letters has changed as our mission has broadened. When we were founded in
> 1945, CARE stood for "Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe."
> Today, with projects in more than 60 countries around the world, CARE stands
> for "Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc."
>
> The CARE PackageŽ
>
> "Every CARE Package is a personal contribution to the world peace our nation
> seeks. It expresses America's concern and friendship in a language all
> peoples understand."
>
> - President John F. Kennedy, 1962
>
> The first CARE Packages were U.S. Army surplus "10-in-1" food parcels
> intended to provide one meal for 10 soldiers during the planned invasion of
> Japan. ........
(some more snippage)
Sort of like "Xerox" and "Kleenex", "CARE" packages took on a same
general meaning in an similar way. I mean, any package that contained
goodies and was sent to the recipient has come to be called a "care
package." At least, that's how I think of it.
I remember as a kid cast-awayed at summer camp <g>, I always looked
forward to receiving the 'care packages' from home
It was so nice to
get letters, cookies, and stuff like that in the 'care package.' When
an absence from home is not optional, I imagine the importance of a
'care package' takes on an entirely different meaning.
Sky
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