Care Package Drive For Military Troops Runs Through Sept. 17
TROY - White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy will be hosting its Seventh Annual Care Package Drive to provide "a little bit of home and comfort" to overseas military troops. White Chapel will be conducting a drive to collect new items for care packages that troops might ordinarily find in their homes back in Michigan.
The care package drive will take place from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Monday, September 8 through Wednesday, September 17 at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery at 621 W. Long Lake Rd. (west of I-75) in Troy in the Temple of Memories.
A complete list of suggested items to donate can be found [HERE].
Below is a partial list of most requested items that can be included in the care packages:
Snack foods (individual size):
• Microwavable food (Chef Boy-R-Dee, popcorn, etc.)
• Individual drink mixes
• Beef jerky
• Cheese and crackers
• Granola bars
• Canned fruit/soups/tuna (pull tabs)
Entertainment:
• Word game books and puzzles
• Deck of cards – UNO cards
• Hand-held board games/ travel games
• Hand held games (for their down time)
• Frisbees, jump ropes and Nerf footballs
• Magazines
• Reminders of home - Michigan items
Personal health:
• Baby wipes
• Q-tips
• Sun block, SPF 45
• Zinc, Vitamin E
• Gel deodorant
• Gel pads for feet
• Gold Bond powder (for boots)
Miscellaneous:
• Fabric softener/ dryer sheets
• Socks
• Phone cards
Regarded as Michigan's veterans' cemetery, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery is home to several veterans' memorials, including the WWII Four Freedoms Memorial, inspired by President Roosevelt's Four Freedoms. The Memorial is sculptured in imperishable marble in one of White Chapel's most impressive memorials.
For more information on the care package drive for troops, please contact (248) 362-7670 or online [HERE] for a full list of suggested items to donate.
