Lone Star College Tomball Library Accepting Donations for Boots for Troops
Throughout the month of May, the community is invited to bring donations to the Lone Star College Tomball Library to be sent to Boots for Troops, a local non-profit that mails care packages to troops deployed across the globe. Boots For Troops aims to uplift and empower the over-all morale and mental well-being of deployed service members defending our freedom. Each custom care package includes a new pair of boots that are hand-picked for each soldier.
Items needed for donation include dry snacks, toiletries, books, candy, ground coffee, letters of encouragement, and more. See the complete list below for items needed. Donations can be dropped off at the library’s 1st floor elevators in the donation box.
Founder Jimmy Rogers is a Tomball native, graduating high school from Tomball High School in in 2006. He served in the United States Navy and while stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, he came up with the idea of Boot for Troops. While deployed, he was fortunate enough to receive care packages but several of his shipmates did not. To help bridge the gap, bring a smile to servicemen and women's faces, and boost morale, he and his wife Lindsey worked tirelessly to bring the vision of Boots for Troops to life, which has raised over $100,000 to in its first year.
To learn more about Boots for Troops, please visit boots4troops.org.
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