Villa Duchesne Oak Hill "Mums of Alum's" Prepare Packages for Combat Soldiers Overseas
Third year in a row packages are shipped to fighting forces in Afghanistan.
For the third consecutive year, the Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill Mums of Alums gathered, prepared and shipped non-perishable items for military personnel serving overseas, particularly in Afghanistan. Soldiers serving in forward outposts are unable to purchase any items. Tired of MRE’s, meals ready to eat, getting care packages from home is especially a treat. Packaged chicken and packaged tuna are very popular these days. This year’s goal was to meet or exceed the 75 boxes shipped overseas in 2012. A group of Mums of Alums (the mothers of graduates of the school community gathered to box up all of the donated items. For weeks, students at Oak Hill and Villa Duchesne have been bringing non-perishable items to go into the care packages. …
Sapna Jos
6:05 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School will deliver 154 care packages for our military personnel serving overseas! more ›