Hey, Livingston County! One of the Brighton Optimists, Donna Campbell, is helping a friend collect items to send over to the troops in Afghanistan.  She'll be collecting items Thursday morning at the Bauery Restaurant at Mt. Brighton, during the weekly Brighton Optimist Club Meeting.  An excerpted list of items that are wanted are:

 

lotion, sunscreen, deodorant - all travel size; chap stick, soap, eye drops, disposable razors; individual packets of trail mix, beef jerky, and general munchies; disposable cameras, small toys like beanie babies that the troops can hand out to the kids over there; zip lock bags and holiday decorations, duct tape, writing paper. Optimists, let's fill her vehicle up THIS THURSDAY - then go ring bells for the Salvation Army. Bring your stuff to Mt. Brighton at 7:30 am Thursday, December 1st.

 

All Livingston County residents - if you can stop by with some of these items, please do so.  Stick around for breakfast on the Brighton Optimist Club if you wish.  If you can't make the early hour, drop your items off at Campbell's Collision on Grand River just east of Whitmore Lake Rd.   Let's help make the Holidays a little nicer for our troops!

 

Bob Smith
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5 Comments on Support The Troops - Thursday, December 1st, 2011

NOV
28
2011
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Robert what a great idea, to help those who are overseas during the Holidays, it will mean so much to them. Thanks for sharing.
8:35pm • #1
NOV
29
2011
159,045 Points 4 Featured Posts

Thanks, Carlotta.  It's not my idea, but I'm contributing and helping to spread the word.   In order to get items there before the holidays, we need to ship by the end of this week.
7:21am • #2
DEC
02
2011
1,927,726 Points 155 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I love events like this and we had our Boy Scout troop do one of these with great results and we loved the letters we got back from the recipients of the those items. 

 
4:39pm • #3
DEC
03
2011
159,045 Points 4 Featured Posts

Thanks, Todd.  We had a respectable amount of things to add to the shipment!  I'm sure it'll make the tropps happy.  We also sent them cards that we wrote out that morning.
9:39am • #4
DEC
04
2011
159,045 Points 4 Featured Posts

Quick update. The gal who organized this drive had enough stuff for 10 boxes to go to the troops.  After finding out what the postage would be, the Brighton Optimist Club members dug into their pockets again and came up with enough money to cover almost the entire tab.  The 'Holiday Spirit' is alive and well!
11:52am • #5


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