The yearbook staff is sponsoring a supply drive designed to provide desperately needed items to soldiers in Afghanistan. We want to support all members of the Greenville community who are currently serving in Afghanistan, and we are especially fortunate to have the opportunity to support the uncle of Taylor Schwartz, a former GJHS student.
Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home has donated all of the boxes for shipment, and will cover all of the expenses relating to the shipment of the care packages.
Yearbook students will visit each homeroom to explain the activity, provide a list of recommended items, and to collect items once they are donated. It is especially important to remind the students of the following:
All items must be individually wrapped & prepackaged (such as individually wrapped candy, trial sizes of Q-tips, etc.). Soldiers have to throw away any item that is not prepackaged. Pornography is strictly prohibited, and, in terms of the Middle East, includes items such a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions, movies containing any level of nudity, etc.
Due to the extreme conditions, soldiers are in desperate need of individual hand and foot warmers.Most of the soldiers who will be receiving the care packages are currently living in extreme conditions. Taylor's uncle, for example, is with a unit that is living in tents...no running water, no heat at night, etc. At last communication, he stated that he had not showered for 55 days.
In order to collect as many supplies as possible, we will hold a competition among all GJHS homerooms. The competition will last from Monday, February 1 through Friday, February 12. The homeroom that collects the most items will receive a reward (to be determined shortly). The yearbook staff will then take care of bagging all items (individual homerooms do not need to worry about having the ziplock bags), organizing and labeling the boxes, and transporting all supplies to Zechar-Bailey for shipment.
