Donations Offer Deployed Soldiers Some Comforts Of Home
Posted February 12, 2003 2:22 a.m. EST
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — People all over the country want to support soldiers fighting for America's freedom. Nowhere is that more true than in a military town.
A grassroots effort in Fayetteville has received an overwhelming response.
Hundreds of pounds of beef jerky, baby wipes, books, gum and other supplies are heading out with Fort Bragg soldiers.
A military spouse e-mailed her out-of-state friends and collected more than 500 pounds of donated items.
Soldiers say the efforts are appreciated. The beef jerky gives them a taste of home and the baby wipes come in handy when soldiers do not have a shower available to them during stints in the desert.
Donations can be dropped off at
Haymount United Methodist Church
