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11,000 Care Packages Making A Difference
Northrop Grumman and USO Team Up for Operation Care Package
Thumbs up for a job well done! Over 200 Northrop Grumman volunteers took part in the USO's Operation Care
Package and sent 11,000 care packeages to American soldiers on Saturday November 8.
Carepackages contained of a variety of items to make life
easier for our soldiers. And off they go... 11,000 carepackages on their way.
On Saturday morning the cafeteria at the
Northrop Grumman Corporation was rem-inisant
of assemlby lines of a bygone era,
as Northrop Grumman employees and volunteers
came together as part of Operation
Care Package, which is a program sponsored
by the USO. Over 200 volunteers
dressed in their USO royal blue shirts
stuffed care packages which werre sent to
our troop overseas. These care packages
included many items which we here in the
states take for granted but are so valuable
to those defending our great country. Baby
wipes, beef jerkie, toilet tissue, games,
hand lotion and even Kool Aid were some
of the valuable items which were being
sent to brighten the moral of our troops.
The event began at 7:45 am and before
noon an astounding 11,000 packages were
stuffed and loaded onto trucks to be delivered.
The event was kicked off with comments
from Northrop Grumman VP, Pat
McMahon, and Manager of
Communications John Voscillo,as well as
US Navy Commander Joe D'Acquisto,
USO representative Ron Wise, Legislator
Mangano and a representative from
Senator Clinton's office.
Congratulations to all at Northrop
Grumman for undertaking such a wonderful
project. They should take great pride in
knowing that they are a corporation dedicated
to our communitiy and to soldiers
defending America. Every person who
volunteered has truly have made a difference...
one package at a time!
Airman Eric Gaertner Visits Plainedge Middle School to Say Thank You!
County Legislator Ed Mangano attended a program for a former
Plainedge student and Iraq War Veteran Airman Eric Gaertner at
Plainedge Middle School on November 7, 2008. Students from the
National Jr. Honor Society collected much needed items for the
troops in Iraq and Eric's sister Sara (pictured front row far left) knew
just where to send them. Eric received the parcels from students at
Plainedge Middle School and distributed them to his fellow soldiers.
The troops flew an American Hag on their helicopter during an
important mission and Eric presented the flag to the school as part of
this special and touching program to show his appreciation and
thanks for all the support that Plainedge Middle School showed him
and his troops.
From left to right ire Superintendent Christine P'Simer; Erika
Gaertner, Eric's Grandmother; County Legislator Ed Mangano; Rudy
Gaertner, Eric's Dad, Airman Eric Gaertner; Susan Gaertner, Eric's
Mother, Senator Kemp liannon; Assemblyman Joe Saladino; Carol
Sutker, National Junior Honor Society Advisor and Caroline Thiem,
Eric's grandmother. Principal, Dr. Mary liannon was the master of
ceremonies and Jr. Honor Society members were on hand as well.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_2008-11-14 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and Prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the public Domain and Digital Rights Held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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