Operation Gratitude
Listen to the commercials that are attached at the bottom!     Operation Gratitude Challenge The students and staff at VEW are taking part in a community service project for the month of November. This project, called Operation Gratitude, involves collecting and shipping packages to the military troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. They have Challenged us to match or beat VEW’s goal of collecting enough items per grade level to send two flat rate boxes to the troops. The challenge starts today and ends on November 30th. There will be collection boxes placed in Mr. Karns Room. There is a list below that gives suggestions of what to donate but don't feel that you are limited to that list!! Let the challenge begin! List of suggested items to donate The Best Items To Include In Military Care Packages:
Deodorant
Shower to Shower body powder
Jelly beans
Disposable camera
Rice Krispie treats
Altoids/mints
Beef jerky
Snack mixes
Sunflower seeds
Chewing gum
Nuts
Long-distance phone cards
Little Debbie's snacks
Ziploc bags
Coffee
Gatorade
Jaw breakers
Poker game
Playing cards
Dice
Music CD's
Footbag/hacky-sack
Toothbrushes & toothpaste
Inflatable pillow
Cookies in individual packages (Big bags often fill with dust if not eaten right away.)
Dominoes
Pasta and sauce
Canned food items
Spices, salt, pepper
Smoked oysters and sardines
Squeeze butter
Pringles chips
Individually-wrapped licorice
Microwave popcorn
Ramen noodles
Macaroni & cheese
Disposable shower towels
Olives, pickles, peppers (Be sure to add lots of bubble wrap around these items.)
Cereal bars/granola bars
Microwave pasta that doesn't need refrigeration
Hot cocoa mix
Soup mix
M&M's (plain or peanut)
DVD's
Koozies to keep water bottles and cans cool
Newspapers
Magazines
AA batteries
D batteries
Air fresheners (...like stick-ups, F'breeze.)
Canned air to blow dust out of electronics
Stress relief squeeze balls
Sewing kit
Lysol wipes/hand & face wipes
Poker chips
Board games
Shoe laces for gym shoes and boots
Brown t-shirts
Boot socks
Underwear
Hand warmers
Inflatable seat cushions
Razors
Ink pens
Word Puzzle books
Icy/hot patches
Air activated heat wraps for sore muscles
Foot massager
Microwaveable plates, bowls, paper plates
Foot powder
Vitamins
Paperback books
 Commercial 1
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Danielle telling about her dad being stationed away from Bath
Commercial 2
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Hannah asking you to help send stuff to her dad and other troops
Commercial 3
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Natalie asking for your help too
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Slide show
This is a slide show of troops recieving Halloween cards that kids from VEW sent to them... Just shows how much the simplest things from home can make a world of difference over there.
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