Patriotic Schoolcraft Girl Scouts Send Care Packages to Soldiers
July 20, 2010
Source: Char Luttrell
Job Title: Communications Specialist
Department: Ann Arbor Regional Center
Phone: 1-800-497-2688
Email: cluttrell@gshom.org
Girl Scouts from Junior Troop 80301 and Daisy Troop 80307, Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, shop for goodies to ship to US service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan through "Operation Desert Angel."
Pictured shopping at the Shaver Road Meijer's in Portage are: (front row) Katelynn Brandt, Charlotte Olmsted, Merinda Edwards, Stephanie Melendez, Breeanna Baccale, Jessie Evenhouse, Bekah Bensley, Annabella Ledlow, Ella Eddy, Beth Pavlak, Megan Shaink and Maya Pearce; (middle row) Mady Crandle, Jenna Otten, Emily Lahman, Maegan Sargeant and Andrea Meyer; and (back row) Emily Williams, Chloe Wright, Monica Edick, Katielee Bensley, Daly Broekema and Kelsey Halverson.
Several Girl Scout troops in Schoolcraft helped to send care packages to soldiers overseas via Operation Desert Angels." Packages included snacks, personal care items and notes of support.
Troop leader Joni Edwards shared the thank you notes from soldiers with all troops in the Schoolcraft Service Unit, which sent 84 goodie boxes overseas last June. All items were bought with a $500 gift card donated by the Meijer's store on Shaver Road, Portage. Comments from the soldiers and marines told the Girl Scouts how much their efforts are appreciated: "The crayons, pencils and snacks all bring smiles to the kids here in Afghanistan, too." One soldier added, "if you have brothers, be nice to them!"
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