At our September General Meeting, we will be collecting letters and donated items to send care packages to soldiers serving in Afghanistan, near Jalalabad.
If you're unable to make the meeting, you're welcome to make arrangements with Connie B to drop off a donation prior to Sept. 22 at 440-922-0909. Any monetary donations will be put toward shipping costs or purchasing supplemental items in bulk. (Please write checks out to "Newcomers Club of W-S" with Troops in the memo.) We are hoping to have the packages assembled and shipped by mid-October to beat the holiday mail rush!
If you would like to participate in packing of the boxes, contact Connie at the number above. Let's do our best to show them we truly care about them and deeply appreciate the sacrifices they make for us everyday.
The following is a detailed list of some of the troops favorite items: Handwritten Letters (must be un-sealed), Homemade cards & children's drawings, Sunday comics & sports sections, Magazines (sports, cars, news), Jerky/Slim Jims, Trail mix, Popcorn, Dried Fruits, Candies, Sunflower seeds, Fruit roll-ups, PopTarts, Energy Bars, Granola, Cereal Bars, Toiletries (travel-size & non-liquid), Plastic baggies (gallon & quart size), Stationary/Envelopes, Crossword, Puzzle, & Joke books, Frisbees, Playing cards, and Greeting cards (un-used, to send home to their families). **Travel-size or individual-size items are best.
Items to Avoid: canned items, aerosols, anything which contains pork, or anything that could possibly break, melt, or leak. If it can; it will!
And thanks for helping us show our troops that we care!!
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