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Long Tied Up, Silly String Going To Iraq To Help Troops

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 16, 2007

DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - After months of frustration, a mother of a soldier in Iraq has found someone to ship about 80,000 cans of Silly String to the troops, who use the foamy substance to detect trip wires on bombs.

'I am so happy right now, I am shaking. I just think it's awesome that it's finally going,' Marcelle Shriver said as boxes were loaded into a truck Monday afternoon.

The thousands of cans of Silly String are boxed and addressed to individual servicemen and servicewomen in Iraq. But because the string comes in an aerosol can, it is considered a hazardous material, and only certain companies can ship it.
Thom Campbell, one of the founders of Capacity LLC, a New Jersey-based shipping company experienced in hazardous materials, heard about Shriver's problem and decided to help out.

Shriver and Campbell communicated for weeks over the telephone and e-mail but met for the first time Monday when the boxes were picked up.

Each praised the other for making the shipment a reality.

The Associated Press

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