How you can support our troops

There are several ways to support our local troops. Here are just a few:

• The TCEDF is asking for items to fill goodie bags for the troops. Items needed include
  
  
  • Bug repellent
    
  • Chap stick
    
  • Liquid Hand sanitizer
    
  • Kool-Aid (individual packets)
    
  • Batteries (for electronic games, CD players, etc.)
    
  • Crossword puzzle books
    
  • Sunblock
    
  • Breath mints
    
  • Paperback books
    
  • Disposable cameras
  
  Items can be dropped off at the TCEDF office located at 135 North Front Street in Senatobia. For additional information, call 562-8715. The TCEDF will also accpet monetary donations for troop support. Checks can be made out to the Tate County Economic Development Foundation.
  
  
• The public is invited to attend a reception honoring the soldiers on Saturday, August 7 from 1-3 p.m. at the Nat Troutt Readiness Center on Scott Street. The event is hosted by the Tate County Economic Development Foundation.
  
  
• Magnetic patriotic ribbons for vehicles are available locally with all proceeds going to support local troops and their families. Several designs are available and can be purchased at Rapid Cash, located at 109 South Front Street in Senatobia. For more information, call Mackie Dettor at 662-934-1298.
  
  
• Leadership Mississippi is asking for donations to purchase pre-paid telephone cards so that Mississippi National Guard and Army reserve soldiers serving in Kuwait and Iraq can talk to their loved ones back home. The program, called Leadership Mississippi Troop Support, has raised more than $41,000 since October of last year to purchase the cards. They have already purchased and distributed 5,747 cards as of now.
  
  
• Leadership Mississippi now has a new objective -- to raise approximately $3,000 to purchase an additional 1,000 cards that will allow Mississippians overseas to place an international call. They are attempting to raise the funds before July 27. Donations can be made to: Leadership Mississippi Troop Support, M.B. Swayze Educational Foundation, P.O. Box 23276, Jackson, Miss. 39225-3276, or call 800-748-7626 or 601-969-0022. Donations are tax deductible.

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