Support Our Service Women By Sending Care Packages to The Middle East

BY GLORIA JOHNSON - HEALTH EDUCATOR

A friend and neighbor is participating with his Fireman's Muster group to fill and send 250 care packages to the Middle East for our soldiers. With the holidays approaching, this is a great time to let our troops know how important they are to us, and that we are thinking of them.

So often when we think of our soldiers over there we think of our men, so I'm collecting stuff for our young women that are serving there as well. What I'm doing is purchasing things that girls like -- stuff like scented shaving cream, some pretty writing pens, microwave popcorn, jerky, lip gloss, nice stationary, scented bathwash or scented lotions, books and magazines on clothes and "the rags" like US and People and The Enquirer... ya know, girlie stuff.

I'm hoping that CHC staff will be able to help by putting up a box at each site, where I can come around and collect items to send. I've volunteered to pay the postage at $11/box, and I'm filling a couple of boxes myself, but the Fireman's group is trying to up their donation from 230 boxes last year, to 250 boxes this year.

It would be fantastic if CHC could make up the difference, and donate all 20 boxes!?

Imelda Guzman and Patricia Sly have already volunteered to set up a donation box in Nipomo. Nipomo staffers can drop off donations in their break room. If your site doesn't have a donation box, small items can been sent to NCMC via inner-office courier, marked "Troop Donations".

If any other sites would like participate, or have items for pick-up, please let Gloria Johnson know, and your site's information will be added to this post.

Gloria is based out of Coastal Medical Center in Arroyo Grande, at 336 Halcyon Road.
Call her at (805) 270-1600, or email at gjohnson@chccc.org