With all the candy collected 20,541 stockings were sent over seas to the men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. 12,000 stocking were filled for their local community.
Treats for Troops
Submitted by JenBeachem11 on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:02
the problem:
We are supporting our troops and giving them something to smile about. They donate their left over candy to the local children near their base.
vital stats:
people impacted:
300people involved:
100why it's important:
Our club chose to do this project because supporting the troops is very important to us. Giving them things encourages them and gives them hope.
the plan of action:
We are creating collection boxes for the candy out of recycled shoe boxes. The boxes will be placed throughout our high school and elementary school. We have made this into a competetion to help more people get involved. When this project is completed we will have impacted numerous people. The people who donated candy will feel good about themselves for helping others out and the troops receiving the candy will also be impacted by the generosity of the people back home. If the troops choose to donate the candy to the local children then the children will also be impacted and feel loved and important. This is a great project that is going to get everyone involved and help them to feel good about helping others.
how you can get involved:
n/aproject updates:
01/15/2010
11/10/2009
We ended our treats for troops this year, we had each grade bring in candy and also our elementary and teachers. The amount of candy brought in was:
8th grade brought in 2.4 pounds,
9th grade brought in 12 pounds,
10th grade brought in 14 pounds,
12th grade brought in 3.8 pounds,
Elementary school brought in 35.8 pounds,and
teachers brought in 30.8 pounds.
Almost 100 pounds of candy was brought in and will be sent over seas to troops.
