April/May 2008

Operation: Taste of Home ²⁰⁰⁸

Operation: Taste of Home was an absolute success thanks to all of the Girl Scouts involved, the churches, individuals, businesses and the general public who stopped at Girl Scout cookie booths to buy a box of cookies to show their support of our American Troops.

Over 6,300 boxes of cookies were collected for our military men and women. Please go to our Special Thanks category to see all of those who helped make this possible, as well as visit our Photo Gallery, Girl Scout Cookie Drive, to see pictures of our Hugs for Soldiers volunteers and of our Soldiers in Iraq who have sent pictures to us showing their enjoyment of this little “Taste of Home”.

Valentine Cards for our Troops ²⁰⁰⁸

Oh, the love that was shown to our Soldiers throughout the Valentine’s holiday! Children at schools, churches and scouts across our great nation worked feverishly in making their very own special card to say, “I love you and appreciate you” to our American Heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Adults made hand stamped or purchased cards and filled them with loving and caring words. All in all, over 4,000 cards were sent to our Soldiers! Some were heart shaped and some had Chapstick attached to them called “Smacks for Our Soldiers.” They were colorful and filled with words from the heart. Please take a moment and visit our Photo Gallery to view some of these cards, as well as look at our Special Thanks to see all of those who were involved.

Christmas For a Soldier