Red Cross Holding Holidays For Heroes Card Making Parties

Red Cross Holding Holidays For Heroes Card Making Parties

Deadline For Cards and Care Package Items is November 18



(FINDLAY, OHIO, NOVEMBER 7, 2016) The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter

will be holding card making parties in Findlay and Upper Sandusky as part of their Holidays For

Heroes campaign. Holidays For Heroes is an annual campaign that lets the community send

messages of thanks and holiday cheer to service members, veterans and military families.

The card making parties will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 3:00-6:00pm at the Upper

Sandusky Community Library, 301 N. Sandusky Ave. and on Thursday, November 17, 6:00-

8:00pm at the Hancock County Red Cross office, 125 Fair St. in Findlay.

North Central Ohio Chapter Executive Director Todd James says the card making parties are

always popular and fun. “We have student groups, families and community members who

come in and make cards to show their appreciation for the sacrifices made by members of the

military and veteran community.” James says all the materials needed to make cards will be

provided at the events.

James reminds us that as part of the Holiday For Heroes campaign, the Red Cross is collecting

specific items to be distributed to armed forces personnel in Kuwait, and Djibouti. Care

packages will be assembled and sent to our service members to show them that we appreciate

their sacrifice and to bring them a little comfort from home.

Items needed include:

 Full and travel sizes toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, body wash)

 Feminine Hygiene items (pads and tampons)

 Deodorant

 Body/foot powder

 Toothpaste

 Floss

 Tissues

 Shave gel (no aerosol cans)

 Dice

 Books

 Board Games

 Protein bars/Nutrigrain bar type foods

 Candy

 Nuts

 Gum

 Beef sticks / jerky

 Cookies

 Crackers

 Pop-tarts

 Ramen/macaroni and

cheese / Cup o Noodles /

Soup in Hand / Handy

Meals (that come in their

own serving bowls)

 Just Add Water muffin

/cake/ cookie/ bread mixes

Cards and gift package items can be mailed or dropped off by November 18 at the American

Red Cross office, 125 Fair St., Findlay, OH 45840 and at Curves and A&A Grocery in Upper

Sandusky.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40

percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports

military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for- profit organization that depends on volunteers and the

generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/NCOhio like

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