S.O.S.
SERVING OUR SOLDIERS
We are continuing our S.O.S. program this year.
IF YOU KNOW OF A SOLDIER WHO IS SERVING OVERSEAS DURING, PLEASE SEND THEIR NAME AND OVERSEAS ADDRESS TO MISS PIEPER.
If you would like to donate items to be included in our S.O.S. packages, please bring them to school during the month of October. There are suggested items listed below.
ers. This we will do in our classrooms and at each of our weekly Masses. We hope you and your family will pray together at home.
A Prayer for our Soldiers
Loving Father,
Bless the lives of the men and women who have given selflessly in service to our country in times of peace and in times of war. Protect all those who are serving today, especially those in harm's way. Help us build peace in our families, schools, and communities, and guide our leaders to work for a lasting peace in our world.
We also made a commitment to support those who are currently serving by sending packages to soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have named this part of the program SERVING OUR SOLDIERS (aka S.O.S.) We collected items at school during Catholic School Week this year.
On behalf of all our soldiers, Mrs. Bekkum and Miss Pieper want to thank you for donating items to be sent to soldiers currently serving our country around the world. We sent 22 packages to specific relatives and friends of St. Patrick families and five huge boxes to soldiers in Iraq we were connected with through the Perfect family in 2006. In the spring of 2007, we sent a second shipment of 16 packages to soldiers overseas.
I(we) received a heartfelt thank you from three of those soldiers. These packages and our prayers do indeed make a difference in the lives of those soldiers. We will continue to pray for all of our soldiers no matter where they are serving. I hope you will all remember and pray for them also. A special thank you to all those who helped to package up the boxes and to the Hudson Education Foundation who gave us grant money to pay for the shipping of the packages.
Suggested items include:
Practical Items
Chlorox wipes, baby wipes, chapstick, sun block, insect repellent, dental floss, combs, baby powder, eye drops, hair bands, Q-tips, nail clippers, small mirrors, anti-bacterialbar soap, body sprays, feminine hygeiene products, nail files, contact lens cleaner, breath mints (Menthos), mouthwash, foot powder (Gold Bond), lotions, soap, shampoo and conditioner, disposable razors.
Food Items
Instant coffee (flavored coffees are especially enjoyed), powdered Gatorade, presweetened Kool-Aid, tea bags, Slim Jims, single servings of chips, microwave popcorn, Little Debbie snacks, hard candy (Sweetarts. Sprees), licorice, beef jerky, dry cereal (individual serving boxes stay fresh), Rice Krispie Treats, bubble gum, powdered chocolate, Triscuits and Ritz crackers and Easy Cheese, Kraft Easy Mac, tuna, Chex Mix, power bars, gum, marshmallows, instant soup, suckers, oatmeal, granola bars, dried fruit.
Just for Fun Items
batteries, stress balls, writing paper, paperbacks/magazines, disposable cameras, journals, puzzles, yo-yos, squirt guns, Frisbees, hackie sacks, jump ropes, handmade gifts, joke books and comics, balloons, baseball hats, CD’s and DVD’s, Slinkys, small foam sport balls (football, basketball, baseball, etc.).
