14 July 2008
Popcorn, Cookies, and Soccer Uniforms
Posted by admin under: fundraising .
The Manhasset Press online published a request from Connie Wysota to collect used soccer uniforms and equipment July 5th through 7th in Manhasset, New York. The request came as a result of conversations with service personnel in Iraq who expressed gratitude for the popcorn and Girl Scout cookies that had been previously sent and shared with Iraqi children. The soldiers asked if soccer equipment could be sent, too, due to the popularity of the sport in Iraq and the goodwill engendered by the charity given to Iraqi children. It’s another example of our soldiers and the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA coming together to grow the friendship between the United States of America and the reborn nation of Iraq.
Update: I e-mailed Ms. Wysota to ask how her efforts went for this and her previous collection efforts. This was her reply.
- TroopTreats Gets Sweet Reward
- Long Island Loves Its Cookies
- Those Swinging Salvage Scouts
- Cubs of the USA Give to Iraqi Scouts
- Bad Cookie?
