Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Help send movies to our soldiers
By Mary Lazich
Tuesday, Nov 4 2008, 12:29 PM
I am very proud that OPERATION: Take a Soldier to the Movies has its national office in Senate District 28 in New Berlin. The charity builds troop morale by sending packages that provide a true Saturday night at the movies experience for our fine military men and women. This national grassroots program needs your help and has issued the following news release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TAKE A SOLDIER TO THE MOVIES NEEDS YOUR HELP TO REACH 2,000 SOLDIERS IN THE WAR ZONES
New Berlin, WI (October 30, 2008) – OPERATION: Take a Soldier to the Movies, a not-for profit charity, whose national office is located in New Berlin, WI provides a “Saturday Night at the Movies” experience to our troops serving in the war zones.
Right now we have more than 100 units with over 2,000 soldiers on our waiting list who have requested a movie package and we are short of candy to complete the movie packages and funds for postage to ship these requests.
If you have any left over trick-or-treat candy, or if your children or grandchildren collected more than they can really eat, we would appreciate if you would consider donating the excess to OPERATION: Take a Soldier to the Movies.
Each “Saturday Night at the Movies” package includes a new or used DVD, candy, pre-sweetened powdered drink mix packets, microwave popcorn and a letter from home.
We accept donations of all of the items that make up the movie package. At present we are in desperate need of Candy and Funds to complete and ship the packages.
OPERATION: Take a Soldier to the Movies is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization and a member of the Defense Department’s America Supports You program. 100% of the funds donated are used directly for this project.
With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fast approaching, we are trying to fill and ship movie packages to all those who have requested them.
Donations can be mailed to or dropped off at:
OPERATION: Take a Soldier to the Movies
14775 W National Avenue
New Berlin, WI 53151
(262) 754-4300
It is so heartwarming to hear of school children getting involved to put smiles on the faces of our soldiers.
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More than 45,000 movie kits have been sent to our troops who have let us back home know how much they appreciate these kind gestures:
Dear Fellow Americans,
We got a package from you last week. We just want to say thank you for you efforts in making life a little better over here in Iraq. It is the people like you who make the job we have to do worth it.
Sincerely,
CPT Pendleton
HHC 129 CSSB
Please consider a generous and thoughtful contribution to this outstanding program. For more information, go to the OPERATION: Take a Soldier to the Movies website.
