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Pat Jacobs, Santa Claus to 700
Pat Jacobs writes a note to a soldier in Afghanistan as she wraps holiday packages to send to her son's unit, part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
(Photos By James A. Parcell -- The Washington Post)
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At one end of the room is a large table where she wraps not only each shoebox but several of the small items she places inside each box, figuring that it adds to the fun of Christmas to have several packages to rip open.
She also includes a Christmas card addressed "To One of Our Heroes."
Where the label says "From," she just writes three letters: USA.
"It's all they need to know," she said. "It's from home."
Jacobs plans to mail the packages within the next week. The post office said it will take that long to guarantee delivery by Christmas.
Postage for all 700 boxes, each weighing about five pounds, is expected to run more than $3,000.
"I've gotten donations, and I've got a credit card," Jacobs said. "I'll run her to the max."
Last month, Jacobs learned that one of the boxes would no longer be needed. One of the soldiers was killed.
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