The Gorge Heroes Club has accepted its biggest challenge to date by adopting 142 soldiers in Iraq from the Oregon National Guard 3-116th CAV that need to get mail from home and adding them to the line-up of almost 200 other soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines that are being provided with care packages each month in Afghanistan and Iraq.
We are relying upon continued support from Mid-Columbia region communities and beyond to meet this challenge during the next nine months out of the belief that no one in harm's way should ever feel unloved or alone. Donations for shipping are always needed and items for the care packages provided to the troops can be left at The Dalles Armory, 713 Webber St., WAAAM the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, 1600 Air Museum Road or Windermere Glenn Taylor Realtors in Bingen, Washington.
Packages for our new soldiers, plus about 90 other military personnel, will be put together at WAAAM in Hood River at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, and all interested community members are invited to help with that effort.
The assembly of care packages for about 150 soldiers, most from The Dalles unit, takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday , Jan. 20, at the armory and, again, help will be welcomed and appreciated.
It will take all of us working together to get the job done right and we urge you to support this vital mission.
Here is the current urgent need list for January's box packing for both the Hood River and The Dalles Chapter's of GHC:
Individually wrapped-
Fruit Bars
Granola Bars
Hot Chocolate
Hot Cider
Cookies
Crackers
Hard Candy
Gum
Your GHC
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