Time running out to send a stocking to a soldier
By Dan Bain KPIC NewsCANYONVILLE, Ore. -- Local residents have a chance to brighten the holidays for Douglas County servicemen and women in the armed forces all around the world. MultimediaUmpqua Indian Foods, for the 5th year in a row, is selling holiday stockings stuffed with goodies for soldiers from our area. They fill the the stockings with several items, including something many of the soldiers say is their favorite: beef jerkey. Sgt. Less McCoy served in Iraq, and says it's a real treat to get the stockings from home. "Getting anything, a card or anything, it really touches your heart and it just reminds you of home, and you can kind of reconnect. Especially when you can taste it, it's even better." Jill Thomey, the wife of Staff Sergeant Farrell Thomey, who is serving in Iraq now, says she knows first hand how excited they get when the jerkey arrives. "For them to get a little bit of home, it means a lot to these guys. They appreciate getting something that they can stop for a minute during the holidays and realize that they're not in this alone, that people back here do care about them and love them, and even a stranger sending them a stocking, sometimes that means even more." Judi Ann Buhl, the general manager of Umpqua Indian Foods, says they have a list of Army National Guard soldiers, and you don't have to know them to send them a stocking. The deadline for overseas soldiers is December 4, and for domestic shipping it can be ordered as late as December 19, but they recommend the earlier the better. The stockings can be purchased at Umpqua Indian Foods in Canyonville at 315 Main Street, or by calling 541-839-6670. The Cow Creek Tribe pays for all shipping overseas or stateside for the holiday stockings for soldiers program. |
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