important request

the west hartford police (officers association) are collecting donations (of personal items) and notes for two of their own. one will be deployed to iraq (officer samuel ferrucci ) and one is in afghanistan (lieutenant daniel coppinger)

so, if you live in town, why not drop a few items off? i have adopted a few soldiers over the past few years from soldier's angels. i know how much care packages mean to someone who is deployed.
you can bring non-perishable food items (NO pork products though - beef jerky is good, powdered drink mixes, candy, etc). toiletries (deodorants, baby wipes, hand cream, etc. please put them in a ziplock bag though - just in case.......). magazines and books and puzzle, sudoku books are good. dvds and cds.how about playing cards, cribbage boards....
if you need more ideas, go to the soldier's angels website. they have a BUNCH of good ideas for care packages.

from the west hartford news:
West Hartford Police Officers Association putting together care packages

The West Hartford Police Officers Association is currently putting care packages together which will be sent to department members Officer Samuel Ferrucci and Lieutenant Daniel Coppinger who are currently serving our country overseas.Ofc. Ferrucci is being deployed to Iraq where he will be training Iraqi Citizens to be police officers and Lt. Coppinger is currently stationed in Afghanistan. The West Hartford Police Officers Association is donating the care packages of various personal items to be used by the soldiers in Lieutenant Coppinger's and Officer Ferrucci's units.Any citizen who would like to include a note of thanks for our soldiers/ West Hartford Police Officers or donate personal items is asked to send or drop them off at
the West Hartford Police Officers Association,
103 Raymond Rd.,
West Hartford, CT 0610.
Please have any notes or donations in by Jan. 15. The packages will be sent out after this date.