Wheaton Students, Parents Send 36 Boxes to Soldiers in 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan
A parent inspired by her family's efforts to send necessities to her brother twice a week organizes a packing party to send necessities to 42 soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan.
When American soldiers begin a tour overseas, everyday necessities such as razors and toothe paste are no longer easily accessible. A group of about 30 Madison Elementary School students and parents filled boxes with toothbrushes, deodorant, snacks and other necessities Tuesday afternoon to send to 36 soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division. Wheaton mom Erin Meitzler invited other parents to join her efforts in the Wheaton IL Moms Facebook page about a month ago, after her 22-year-old brother began his third tour with the division. Since he returned to Afghanistan in March, Meitzler said her family has been sending him two boxes a week. In two months, April and May, the Meitzler family would have sent 16 boxes of supplies. Each box costs $…
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Janine Ford
10:45 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Thank you for going on our behalf to a place of war for our security and protection. There is no expression of gratitude to you or sympathy to your family that is adequate. May our Lord bring comfort to your loved ones at this time of immense loss. more ›