SureFire Products
of New Orleans, LA, aside from sponsoring these pages, sent a large box of rubberbands (or ammo, according to their packaging). The box weighed more than 5 lbs, and contained a softball sized rubberband ball made of red, white, and blue bands. This ball was made during Desert Storm to show support for the troops.
Someone
of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Odessa sent a red H-Band. Perhaps they sent more, and/or a note, but the envelope had been damaged when I recieved it.
Michelle Herring
of Arlington, VA sent three colored bands.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Lopez, and daughter Rina
of Australia sent three bands.
The Stewarts
of Woodridge, IL sent three big wide bands.
Roxana Hill
of Grass Valley, CA sent a second batch of bands. This handfull of bands included some (in Roxana's words) "chick" pastel bands. Thanks again, Roxana.
Rich Rognstad
of Charlotte, NC sent a band.
Lacy
of Somewhere sent a rubberband thoroughly taped to the back of a postcard advertising Aboslut Kurant Vodka. Interestingly enough, Lacy took the time to tape the band down without a fold or wrinkle in it!
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Clarkson
of Newbuyrport, MA sent 6 bands.
Dr. Vic Sylvia
of U.T. Health Center, San Antonio, Texas sent a large band autographed by the entire research laboratory!
David Finnell
of Hurst, TX sent a small handfull of bands, and best wishes for Kara and I. He and his wife will have been married 50 years in Sep '96! Congrats to them!
Michelle G.
of Renton, WA sent a small collection of bands.
Laurie Kral
of Rain Country Dancing, Seattle, WA sent about 4-5 pounds of bands! Thanks!
Mike and Anthony Moore
of Vic Australia sent several assorted sized, autographed bands.
Amanda Osman
of New Jersey (but presently living in Saudi Arabia) sent a small collection of bands.
Veronica Harris
of Tampa, FL sent a large red band with the message: "Long Live Rubberbands!"
Seneca Pettry
of Follansbee, WV sent three bands, of which I only recieved one. Although she describes each one in her letter, the envelope had been mangled at the post office, and all that survived was a little yellow band she got from locker at school. Thanks, Seneca.
Jenni Tormey
of Qld. Australia sent 4 autographed bands.
Gina Duncan
of Callaway, FL sent a small collection of autographed and decorated bands. She works in the Air Force Ground Radio Communications.
Jen Norwood and Tracy Rivell
of Thorofare, NJ sent a big brown autographed band, and about ten smaller colored ones.
Scott Boyce Design
of Australia sent a small handfull of bands, and requested that I display the following message: Ta, elendil. (I am just a little nervous about what I just typed.)
Leigh Jay Griffiths
of Brixton, London sent a handful of bands.
Carol & Tom
of Stamford, CT sent a long autographed band.
Dave & Jessie McClary
sent a big purple band with the message: "The earth laughs in flowers. It spins by wanderlust travelers."
Jena A. Sherry
of Viroqua, WI (the only Viroqua in the world) sent two bands.
Lisa Jackson
of Sumter, SC sent a long skinny autographed band.
Peter Jeffrey
of Australia sent two large wide bands. One had the message: "Quo eant ignoratum semita haud interest" D.D.C.
Robert and Pamela Haney
of El Cajon, CA sent a handfull of bands.
Heather Sievers
of St. Louis, MO sent five bands rather unselfishly, as she could have used them on her own rubberband ball instead.
Vernon Mottert
of St. Louis, MO sent an autographed band.
Gary Moore
of Mayflower, AR sent a huge autographed band and two medium sized ones.
Bruce Fallon and wife
of Orlando, FL sent a single band. The story behind it is interesting. 7 months ago they had a baby boy. He came a little early, so they had not yet purchased much in the way of toys. One day they discovered, in his crib, an uninvited rubberband. Before they took it away from him he kissed it and wiped his nose with it. And now it is mine.
Someone
sent a large rubberband that was used on the tail section of a Tomahawk Missile.
Miss Sharon M. Plain, Regional Director of MSAA
(Multiple Sclerosis Association of America) of Jacksonville, NC sent a collection of bands. The city of Jacksonville has donated 15 acres of land, and they are trying to raise money to build a housing complex for the physically challenged, and for veterans. You can contact Ms. Plain at 1-800-833-4672 if you would like to help them out.
Ms. Price's Class
of Lovell J. Honiss School in Dumont, NJ sent a heaping handfull of bands. Each student also sent a letter. Thanks a lot everyone!
Judith Frost
of Alberta, Canada sent a small collection of bands.
Michal Deutsch
of Israel sent about a dozen bands.
C. Barham
of Dallas, TX sent several pounds of rubberbands!
Louis Stone,
of Chicago, IL sent three bands. Louis had a basketball sized aluminum foil ball named Billy.
Paducah Head Start Staff
of Paducah KY sent 6 autographed bands. Staff members include Beverly Futrell, Peggy Jagoe, Sonja Humston, Pam Smith, and Barbara Adams.
Shannon Dence
of The Mailbox of Ithica, Inc in New York, sent two more large bands.
Dan Brophy
of Homer, Alaska sent a handfull of bands, and greetings from Alaska.
Andy Dars
of Somerset, NJ sent a few bands, including one that says GO SOX.
Princess Pat
of Wylie, TX sent two envelopes of bands. Each was accompanied by a card she had made herself with rubber stamps that she created.
Dave Heath
of Yuba City, CA sent 4 autographed bands.
Cory Ledet, and family
of Point-Aux-Chenes (French for Point of Oaks) sent about 10 bands. His family includes parents James I and Deborah, and brothers Richard, James II (Cheerios), and Ben.
Laura Partlow
of Cleveland, OH sent three large bands. One of these had a quote from a Sonic Youth song.
Jeremy & Matt (or Jeremy B Matt)
of LeSueur, MN sent a dozen long stringy bands.
Eloise
of England sent 2 large bands found at Richmond College.
Maja Aase, Caroline Olssom, and Leua Hammaluud
of Somewhere on Planet Earth sent an 8x10" envelope full of stolen bands.
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Jim Woodmansee
, formerly of the Retrospective Conversion Unit, Catalog Department, Doe Library, U.C. Berkeley sent a box of large red rubber bands.