City of Elmhurst issued the following announcement on May 23.
A Bryan middle schooler has organized a campaign this Memorial Day with the goal of giving back to our troops. Inspired by the 2018 Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade, Audrey has created an initiative to help troops get the supplies they need. In doing so, she has partnered with the Illinois USO to make this initiative a community effort.
The supplies that are needed are as follows:
Toiletries
- Razors
- Lip balm
- Travel-sized baby wipes
- Toilet paper
- Water enhancers (drops/powder)
- Bags of ground coffee
- Gum
- Candy
- Ramen noodles
- Beef jerky
- Healthy snack bars
- Individual peanut butter packs
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Elmhurst