Kathy Wissman’s fourth-grade classroom at Sacred Heart School erupted into a flurry of activity on Friday afternoon. The students were on a mission.
On the eve of Black Friday, Wissman shared an idea for an Advent service project she learned about online at carepackageproject.com. It helps coordinate care packages for Marines deployed to Afghanistan. According to the website, sponsored by the non-profit marineparents.com, the organization has “sent over 30,000 packages to 28,000 Marines who might not be receiving mail or packages from home.”
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