Supporting the Troops

SUPPORT THE TROOPS

Vets Returning Home opened its doors in September 2013 in Roseville, Michigan.  The facility was created to benefit military veterans returning home who have found themselves homeless for various reasons.

Troy Women’s Association donated $300 in Meijer gift cards to purchase meat for the vets, the greatest immediate need identified.  Additionally, with $500 in Walmart gift cards TWA purchased bath towels and fresh fruit along with a large Easter basket filled with snacks.  These items were delivered in time for the Easter holiday together with the dollars remaining on the Walmart gift cards for stocking their pantry.

Vets Returning Home brings hope and self worth to our vets by working to serve their individual needs.  TWA is grateful to these brave men who sacrificed their personal lives to protect our freedom.  

Submitted by Carole P.

Project Linus

       Troy Women’s Association members participated once again in a Project Linus event held at St.  Anastasia Church in Troy on March 29, 2014.  Representing our group were 16 adults and 14 children including girl scouts and grandchildren.  Some of the children were even given the opportunity to sew on a sewing machine for the first time and they loved it.   
    Our membership purchased flannel, fleece, satin binding, etc. to make over 60 blankets for care communities across the United States.
The day’s activities included ironing, cutting, machine sewing, turning, pinning, folding, knotting and hand sewing labels with the Project Linus logo.  
As usual it was a day filled with fun and fellowship.

Submitted by Mary S.

Support The Troops

Located in the McNamara Terminal of Metro Airport in Detroit is a facility called the Freedom Center.  This is somewhat a new facility created to provide support and hospitality for servicemen and women and their families while being processed to active duty.

Volunteers offer lots of TLC along with snacks, toiletries and other items of comfort waiting through this processing time.

Troy Women’s Association contributed $200.00 to be used by the Center for any items currently needed to fulfill their mission.  We are grateful to these men and women who put themselves in harms way to keep us a free nation.

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS.

Posted by Carole P. 

Support The Troops Project

The Troy Women’s Association participated in Troy Thanks the Troops sponsored by the Friends of the Troy Library in conjunction with Michigan Military Moms.  Donations of personal health items and individual size snack foods were collected and dropped off at the library to be shipped to our forces in Afghanistan.  This was a community-wide effort to remember those troops who are working tirelessly to keep us safe at home.

God bless our servicemen and women.

Knitting For Charity

     This year, the Knitting For Charity group is coming alongside other TWA committees for their knitting projects.  In November, six baby blankets were given to Baby Basics for families welcoming little ones.  The knitters are also working on warm hats for the Winter Warmers project.  Project Linus will be their focus for the spring.

     New members are welcome to join the group and those who would like to learn can be paired with a mentor.  Their hope is that many will be blessed by the work of their hands.

Kathi F.

Trick or Suite

The Troy Womens Association joined the 5th Annual Trick or Suite, sponsored by the Embassy Suites Hotel in Troy Michigan.  This program partners with the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan to welcome the kids and their families for a spooky, fun-filled afternoon trick or treating at the hotel.  Suites are donated by the hotel and are sponsored by various companies and organizations in the local community.  These sponsors are given creative freedom to decorate their suite, dress in costume, and hand out their treats.  Along with trick or treating in the hotel, the kids enjoyed a pumpkin patch, haunted house, crafts, chair massages (for the grown-ups!), souvenir photo booth, magician, pizza, softdrinks, apple cider, and many more goodies.  For the TWA suite, the theme was aliens.  The suite was decorated to look like the inside of an alien spacecraft and featured games, glow in the dark items and lots of little aliens peeking their heads out!  Thanks Embassy Suites, we had a great time!

Written by Nancie M. and her committee.

Baby Basics

Today, Carole P. delivered 300 diapers (donated by a TWA member) and a slightly used bike to Baby Basics recipients.  This group, Baby Basics, provides diapers, wipes, and other baby things to the working poor.

After delivering the goods and volunteering her time, Carole said, "The bicycle we donated went tonight to a family with three young boys, brothers of the baby in the program. PERFECT! So appreciated!" 

John D. Rockefeller said, "Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." Indeed.

Of course, this was just one day of work for Carole. She and Jo continue to support this organization and are now scanning for a crib and crib sheets. Anyone?