By Cheri Pruitt-Bonner / cheri@newnan.com
Ship love out to deployed troopers with the Bomber Ladies LRC Cookie Drive on Jan. 21.
This Saturday from 10 a.m. to three p.m.; the nonprofit accepts do-it-yourself or store-bought cookies and donations for postage on the Coweta Veterans Membership, 130 Veterans Membership Highway in Newnan. Final yr, 10,000 cookies had been shipped to troopers.
“Our troops are away from their family members, and we need to assist make that day somewhat higher,” mentioned Tracie Weaver with the Bomber Ladies Senoia Chapter.
Jackie Deliesle with the Bomber Ladies mentioned the occasion brings the Newnan neighborhood collectively. The Newnan Excessive Faculty Historical past Division is among the largest cookie donors yearly. Generally elementary and center college college students will create playing cards to go along with the cookies.
The drive is held in January to get the cookies to the troops by Valentine’s Day, however The Bomber Ladies like to think about the troops year-round.
The group sends care packages a number of occasions a yr. Weaver mentioned youngsters from native faculties make playing cards for the Fourth of July, Veterans Day and Christmas. The package deal contents generally are toiletries, cleaning soap, deodorant and different day by day gadgets.
Bomber Ladies LRC started in Savannah, Georgia, 10 years in the past to primarily ship care packages to deployed army. The corporate expanded to Senoia and Phenix Metropolis, Alabama.
Weaver mentioned that the cookie drive is a Newnan neighborhood favourite. The Bomber Ladies look ahead to seeing everybody who attends and contributes to the drive.
Please e mail BomberGirlsLRC@gmail.com for extra data on postage donations, common questions and different data.
