Dear Maple Dale Family,
You are AWESOME! Thank you for the overwhelming participation in “Support the Troops” project for the soldiers of the 101st Airborne, 1st Battalion, 32nd Cavalry Regiment.
The collection was a huge success! The students' letters, paper hugs, and paper soldiers were so incredibly cute and heart-warming. They arrived in time for Veterans Day along with a $6 Subway gift card for each of the soldiers. Recently, while in the field training on a wet rainy day, the soldiers ordered Subway sandwiches and had lunch on us!
The soldiers loved the letters and were touched that we had done so much for them. Thank you, teachers, for your time and efforts in making that happen.
The Maple Dale families came through with so many wonderful treats, that I had a hard time loading everything into my SUV! I took 20 boxes of treats down to Ft. Campbell. The soldiers had been for gone for 10 days of training and when they showed up for debriefing meetings they were shocked to see all the boxes of treats. The Halloween candy was a big hit! THANK YOU So Much Maple Dale!!! You made them feel so appreciated!
They have promised to send us a picture.
--Chris Pappas, Special Education Teacher and "Support the Troops" Coordinator
