Military Families Get Winter Gear From Milford's Thanks To Yanks

MILFORD, MA — Local military families will get some winter clothing items thanks to a collaboration between the Milford Public Library and the nonprofit Thanks To Yanks. The donations of hats, gloves, scarves and more were donated by local residents over the holidays at the library.

Here's more from a Thanks To Yanks news release:

Thanks To Yanks, a non-political 501(c)(3) organization recently accepted and delivered a donation from Milford Town Library holiday giving tree including homemade winter hats, gloves and scarves to local military families.

“We are pleased to donate to military families during the holiday season,” said Jacque Gorman of the Milford Public Library. “Our hope is for families to stay warm during the winter months ahead.”

Thanks To Yanks mission is to support military members, veterans, and their families. We are also engaged in community building including school, libraries, civic, and religious groups with programs that support our military, veterans and their families. Milford Public Library’s generous donation promotes support and compassion for our deployed troops and their families.

“I offer my sincere thanks to Milford Public Library for their giving tree donation and support to the military community” said Mike Shain, Founder & President, Thanks To Yanks. “We are honored with your generosity in supporting our military families”.

Thanks to Yanks is a non-political 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support military members, veterans, and their families. For additional information regarding Thanks To Yanks, please visit our website at Thankstoyanks.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.