Kids' valentines buoy overseas troops

Kids' valentines buoy overseas troops

When Lincoln is not a first-grade school teacher Betty gold in Rockaway for the foreign troops would create Valentines told her students complained. Golden Blackboard 6 - and 7-year Olds can use some inspiring words written, the U.S., Happy Valentine's Day, the hero, love, thanks to protect the brave. Then, outside the building's paper, crayons and stick come - decorations on the foam. And out of stories like "My grandfather used to be in the army came." No time to be sent there in preparation for the 21 valentines, some original art tanks with American flags and pictures of soldiers with only a few decorated with painted soldiers had gone. "They really did a good thing," Golden, who for 30 years has taught in the district. Principal Phyllis Alpaugh in time, everyone wanted to show him what they had gone.

Valentine's Day card in 1500 for others through the woman's club collected from Denville-Rockaway, for veterans who five years ago when a member who has a son serving in the U.S. Navy was beginning Valentines will be mentioned with the pack how much they love to receive mail from home, women's club president Barbara McCloskey said. his is the first year, the 35-member club, 500 valentines crafted sent friends, girl scouts and school children. During the last four years, about 6000 valentines to veterans at home and overseas has been sent. Four years ago, Lakeland Hills YMCA in Mountain Lakes, and a partner became the club's Valentine's Day cards and a collection point for donations has been made. Granola bars, hard candy, gum, suntan lotion and toiletries, with "socks were big this year," Jane Castello, the Y's community service director, said.

Y program from the leaders of the juvenile, some of them, Castello said that his touch made Valentines. A seventh-grade boys wrote: "I too, that for our country's brave to fight for a big pro-am. Do you think that thank you for everything," he said. A hearts and Smiley faces and was decorated with the message: "Thank you for your service to our country. Without you, our nation will be in great danger. Safe. I wish I were like you." All donations for the operation and Valentines Jersey care, which is active again - duty personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, four naval ships in the VA Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Lyons in all four military branches have sent them Central Washington, DC, Castello is out.

Castello show thanks - you Y. soldiers from the notes on a community board. "You really," wrote a soldier helped morale. "Your actions prove that people care and support troops overseas." Another Camp Anaconda Balad, Iraq, from wrote: "This job in hand is not easy. As I prepare to return home, I only we in the United States that the facility can think of. You People like me are proud of. Let's live the spirit of America. "