October 29,
2003
Memorandum
To: All Department of the
Interior Employees
From: Secretary /s/
Subject: Support Our Troops
Initiative
Since its inception this past
spring, the Department's Support Our Troops initiative has
maintained an active role in providing support for the soldiers and their
families in the
"adopted" units of the 101st Infantry Division and the 10th
Mountain Division. These
units are currently deployed in the Middle East, and our continued support
is needed.
The Support Our Troops Committee
is conducting a voluntary collection of specified
goods to benefit the soldiers and their dependent families. Collection
points are being
established at the entrances of the Main and South Interior Buildings,
as well as at
designated field locations Departmentwide. Contributions should be limited
to the
following items suggested by the military installation volunteer coordinators:
hard candy,
DVD's, CD's, beef jerky, stamps, stationery, toys, gift cards (for teens),
and sports
equipment.
Collections are beginning
October 27, and will continue through the month of November.
The first distribution of collected items will be forwarded to the Troops
to commemorate
Veterans' Day.
Your contributions to this
collection effort will be greatly appreciated by the soldiers and
their dependents.
Thank you.
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