Barlow Students Support The Troops

Over the course of the last few months, the Achieving with Integrity Club at Joel Barlow High School has been working extremely hard to create a campaign that encompasses all of the “support our troops” programs at Barlow and around the community.

Thanks to our club members’ time and effort, that idea is a reality, but it cannot be a success without your help. Stuff a Bus for the Troops, an umbrella theme for all JBHS programs that support our men and women in uniform, aims to set a new standard for participation in outreach programs at the high school and throughout the community.

Our hope is that through a joint effort between Barlow’s community service clubs and the participation of other local schools and organizations, we can collect enough items in support of our troops to fill a school bus. The bus serves only as a goal for all of the participating groups, looking to show the huge difference we can make if we work together for a common cause.

Various clubs and groups at Barlow are participating in Stuff A Bus For The Troops in their own way. For example, Mrs. Huminski’s English class is collecting paperback books for Operation Paperback while the AWIC (Achieving with Integrity Club) is collecting supplies through the Give 2 The Troops organization.

The Girls Volleyball Team is collecting Toys For Tots at one of their home games. Others are sending cheer to our men and women in uniform by writing letters and cards for the holidays.

If you would like to support the AWIC (Achieving with Integrity Club) by contributing to their cause, you can drop off items from a list of highly requested goods at any of the donation boxes stationed at the high school, John Read Middle School, Redding Elementary School and the Redding Community Center from now until Nov. 10, 2011.

This list of items includes, but is not limited to: beef jerky/Slim Jims, coffee, baby wipes, hand sanitizer, batteries, video games, and cotton T-shirts. For a complete list, visit www.give2thetroops.org/items.htm. Please note that food in cans, homemade food and several other types of items cannot be accepted. On Friday, Nov. 11 (Veterans Day) from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m., the campaign will conclude with a celebration at Barlow, with those who donated having the opportunity to put the items inside the bus itself.

If you have any questions, feel free to email the AWIC: awicxperiod@gmail.com