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By Jen Jones
TheCoshoctonBeaconToday . com
Twenty boxes will soon be on their way to local military personnel who won ’ t be home for Christmas , thanks to the efforts of the Blue Star Mothers . Several volunteers met Dec . 6 to pack the boxes with surprises . “ We want them to know that they are not forgotten — to know we are thinking of them as they serve our country ,” said Sharon Burns , president of the Blue Star Mothers . “ We want to try to do boxes every month . Most of them are going out of the country , but some will be sent to service people here too .”
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Burns said the group is always looking for addresses of local military personnel .
“ It ’ s hard to get addresses , but we want to acknowledge as many local military people as we can , even if we just send a card and maybe a gift card to let them know they are being thought about ,” Burns said .
Anyone who has a military family member is encouraged to contact Burns with an address .
The boxes include personal-care items , snacks , tuna , gum , candy , magazines and letters from local school children . Leslie Croft ’ s second-grade class and Shelley Moats ’ first-grade classes wrote letters , colored pictures and brought candy
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canes to send . Girl Scout Troop 8169 sent cards with notes in them . Personal-care items were donated by River View High School students .
“ We have learned that getting magazines is something they really like . And they don ’ t care how old they are . If anyone has old magazines , like cars or sports , and wants to donate them , we ’ ll make sure the magazines get to our troops ,” Burns said .
Blue Star Mothers is welcoming new members . They meet the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p . m . Anyone who would like to join or has magazines or an address for a military person can call Burns at 740-502-0169 and leave a message .
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Jen Jones Leslie Croft ’ s second-grade class and Shelley Moats ’ first-grade classes wrote letters , colored pictures and brought candy canes to send . |
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“We want them to know that they are not forgotten — to know we are thinking of them as they serve our country .” Sharon Burns
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