2B - Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - Say You Saw It In “The Shopping News”
Stockings For Soldiers Project (Continued From Page 1B)
this day and age, there are so many troops who do not receive any personal mail! This initiative seeks to solve that problem and we will never turn away a soldier, sailor, marine or airman (service member) who needs our help!” Cindy Mellinger, Market ing/Community Relations Coordinator for Blue Ridge Communications, stated, “This year our collection weighed in with over 8,000 pounds of donations includ ing food, hygiene and other requested items, over 13,000 cards and raised $18,500 for shipping. Thank you to everyone who embraced this project. I can’t thank every one enough. A special
acknowledgement goes to the many churches, civic organizations, schools (Cocalico and Ephrata School Districts), (Ann Marie Haus) Hershey Elementary School 4th Grade and PTO, Build A Better Future (Ephrata High School program), individuals (including: Dee and Claude Lynch, Randy Schwebel, Brenda Graul, Louise Head ington, Andrew Murphy and Sandra Akers), and many businesses (including: Bill Coldren of Lititz Watch & Jewelry and Weinhold, Nickel and Company, LLP), American Legion Post 429 Ephrata, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1008Ken Ford, Red Rose Veter ans Honor Guard, Loyal Christian Benefit Associ ation Ephrata Branch 1557 (Sue Suit), Keystone Apple, Inc. (R.D. Frye), Applebee’s of Ephrata (Joel Fenster macher, GM), Members 1st
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Federal Credit Union (Eph rata-Erin Treese and Mech anicsburg), and Danielle Shumate (coordinator for the charitable efforts by the Reinholds VFW Post 6759 Ladies Auxiliary, staff and volunteers), who took a personal interest in making the holidays brighter for this dedicated group of men and women. I apologize if I have not been able to acknowledge everyone individually, but you mean the world to me and to this project.” Mellinger continued, “I have been privileged to be the project coordinator for this endeavor for the past seven years and each year I continue to be amazed by the overwhelming compassion shown by the Blue Ridge Communications’ viewing area. Due to your generous support, we far exceeded our totals from 2015 and our service men and women will receive a loving reminder from home over the Christmas season. These gifts will serve as powerful messages of joy and hope to our men and women serving around the world, as they are so appreciative of the outpouring of kindness. Thank you!” Following the collection, Lord concluded by saying, “I am truly honored to be able to work with such loving, giving people. Every
year the support and enthusiasm grows bigger than the year before and more of our troops know that they are loved and supported back home. Thank you so very much for your continued support for our military and their families.” Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (kneeling) 733rd TC CO-US Army Reserve, Reading, PA, SPC Charles Kelly and SPC Sean Van Fossen; (first row) Carol Becker (Reinholds VFW Post 6759 Auxiliary), Liz Tronsor (volunteer), Erin Treese (Members 1st Federal Credit Union-Ephrata Branch Manager), Linda Martin (Ephrata Borough Council) and representing State Rep Mindy Fee (37th District), Tina Thompson representing Senator Ryan Aument (36th District), Jenn Pieffer (Build A Better Future), Cindy Mellinger (Blue Ridge Communi cations Marketing/Comm unity Relations and Stock ings Area Coordinator), Ed Kimmel (Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard), Tony Cerase (Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard), Britta Killian (Presi dent, Reinholds VFW Post 6759 Auxiliary), Danielle Shumate (Reinholds VFW Post 6759 Auxiliary and VFW coordinator for stock ings project), Brenda Graul (Volunteer-Home Front
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