The Wellness Department is pleased to announce the 9th annual operation gratitude candy drive to support the troops. Bring your Halloween candy to school & deposit it into your class container. Candy will be collected from 7-7:30 in the front lobby on November 1, 2, 3, & 5. Let the friendly class competition begin!
Check out this video below about Operation Gratitude.
ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE:
Operation Gratitude (https://www.operationgratitude.com/) annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene, and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas.
Candy is just one of the way we can help. Operation Gratitude welcomes donations of individually wrapped toothbrushes, floss, and toothpaste. If you would rather make a financial donation you can click here to do so.
Candy is just one of the way we can help. Operation Gratitude welcomes donations of individually wrapped toothbrushes, floss, and toothpaste. If you would rather make a financial donation you can click here to do so.
All the candy will be dropped off at Wayland Dental (https://www.waylanddental.com/)
located at 131 Main st. According to Dr. Michael Putt, Army Veteran and owner of Wayland Dental, receiving care packages while deployed provides a connection to home and can help lift the soldier's spirits. Dr. Putt is able to participate in Operation Gratitude due to the generosity of Mark Silverman, President of Mark's Moving & Storage (http://marksmoving.com/). Mark and his employees will take all the donated candy and ship it to Van Nuys, CA where it will be used to assemble care packages for our troops.
Thanks so much for your help!
