Holy Cross Students to Send Care Packages to Troops in Iraq

The third annual Freedom Week will take place Nov. 12-15 from 12-5 p.m. in the Hogan Lobby at the College of the Holy Cross. Throughout the week the College Republicans will collect supplies and monetary donations, and then assemble care packages to send to troops stationed in Iraq.

“On the average we raise about $500 - $700 in monetary donations. In addition, we always collect boxes and boxes full of supplies,” says Caitlin Street ’08, chair of the College's Republican Club.

The Club is collecting non-perishable snacks such as candy, energy bars, peanuts, beef jerky, gum; personal hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, baby wipes; batteries; books; games; DVDs; CDs; magazines; pre-paid phone cards, and “anything else that would brighten a soldier’s day.”

“While this is a College Republican event, faculty, staff, and students of all political perspectives are always very generous,” says Street.

With the monetary donations they receive they are able to send care packages to the troops regularly throughout the year. In addition, they try to send packages to service members that have ties to the Holy Cross community.

“We send care packages to the parents, siblings, and friends of Holy Cross students,” Street explains. “Please come by and support your troops.”