Reading Lions
Host Operation Troop Support Gift Wrapping
Operation Troop Support sends 30,000 holiday presents to service men and women
every December and they all need to be wrapped!
On Saturday morning, November 2nd,
the Reading Lions Club will host its 3rd Operation Troop Support Holiday Gift Wrapping. Operation Troop Support will supply the gifts
and wrapping supplies all we need is you!
The Lions Club invites all members of the community to join this special
volunteer effort. Anyone able to wrap a
present is welcome! Wrappers will also
be invited to add a special personal greeting with the gifts. The Holiday Gift Wrapping will take place from 10:00am - 12:00 p.m. at the Reading
Senior Center.
Established in March 2003, Operation Troop Support serves our deployed men and women in uniform from
across the country. Headquartered in Danvers, MA,
Operation Troop Support has five missions:
Sending care packages to our deployed troops
Supplying our military hospitals both state side and abroad with much
needed comfort items·
Spearheading an extensive holiday gift wrapping and distribution program to our military forces
Coordinating a regional military family support group program·
Generating a public awareness of the sacrifices and needs of the soldiers and their families
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Although Operation Troop Support will supply all the gifts and wrapping for this event, they
always welcome additional gift and monetary contributions. Desired gifts range
from calling cards and playing cards to blankets and pillows. Operation
Troop support will have a donation box available at the gift wrapping
event. For suggestions of what to donate
please visit http://www.troopsupportusa.com/items2donate.htm/
The Reading Lions Club is honored to host this special
community event. The Lions Club is made
up of over 30 men and women who live or work in the Reading area and who share an interest in community service. The Reading Lions Club serves by funding community
needs and by participating in and organizing communuty events. For more information about this event, please contact Bruce Austin at 781-944-3867 or
visit our website http://www.readinglionsclub.org/
