Churches Remembering Soldiers this Christmas
"Parishioners would have gotten involved earlier had they realized the need was so great."
(Washington, D.C.)?The Washington Post reports that members of Walker Memorial Baptist Church in the District recently made care packages containing various food items to send to our soldiers in Afghanistan.
Gladys Crawley, coordinator of the effort, was quoted as saying that parishioners would have gotten involved earlier had they realized the need was so great.
"A lot of people take for granted the little needs that people have, when oftentimes small items are just as important as large items," said the Rev. Alexander Williams Jr., a U.S. District Court judge and interim pastor at Walker Memorial. (Photo by Susan Biddle/Post)
The article noted that the Pentagon has a charitable arm as well. It is called "America Supports You" and serves as an umbrella group for hundreds of organizations.
"We are launching a New Year's resolution campaign where people can commit to doing something for our troops and their families at least once a month," said Allison Barber, a deputy assistant secretary of defense and founder of America Supports You. "In addition to providing items, we are looking for people to write cards and letters to the troops, purchase calling cards, give scholarships to children whose parents are in the military and help the wounded when they come back home."
