REMEMBERING OUR TROOPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GATHER AT RED CROSS TO COLLECT ITEMS FOR SOLDIERS.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A group of high school students gathered Saturday at the Red Cross office to package thousands of items donated by Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley residents to be shipped to U.S. troops in Iraq. The volunteers waded through hundreds of packages, each containing toothpaste toothpaste, n See dentifrice. , baby-wipes, sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked Sunglasses and sunblock sunblock Public health An opaque substance, usually formulated from zinc or titanium oxides, designed to completely prevent solar radiation from reaching the skin. See SPF rating. Cf Sunscreen. , snacks, canned fruits and vegetables, shaving cream and more. ``It's awesome just to see the support our community has for our troops,'' said Retired USAF Maj. Conrad Hernandez, who heads the Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
The Palmdale Red Cross office began accepting donations Monday, and within five days the project's organizers were swamped by donations. Students from Highland High School, including nearly 20 members of Hernandez' ROTC class, initially were asked to meet at the Red Cross office at 10 a.m. But because of the overwhelming number of donations, they were asked to come in at 8 a.m. instead. The students worked all day, sorting the items and then boxing them. At one point they ran out of boxes. One of the largest donations came from Newhall Coffee which donated 1,000 pounds of individually wrapped coffee packages. Most other donations came from residents. By noon Saturday, donations continued to arrive. Donators were greeted by students who would unload To remove a program from memory or take a tape or disk out of its drive. their vehicles. ``I have relatives that are over there fighting and it feels good to do something for them,'' said Highland High student Candace Shanks
The shanks and tattlers are wading bird species in a number of genera characterised by a medium length bill and long, often brightly coloured legs. , 16, a member of the law and government program. Because of the need for additional military supplies to be shipped to troops, the Red Cross has postponed the sending of its packages for about a week. Project organizers have asked that any additional donations be held for the next week or so, until the Red Cross is able to send off the items they are holding. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour AV edition only) At right, Angel Lopez, 15, of Highland High's Air Force Jr. ROTC carries a carton of donated items at the Red Cross office. (2 -- 3 -- color in AV edition only) At left, ROTC members, from left, Erica Carrillo, 14; Chelsea Travers, 14; and Justin Perez, 14, all of Highland High School, pack donated items into boxes Saturday for shipment to U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq. Above, foreground, Chelsea Hawkins, 8, and her 7-year-old sister Shelbie Hawkins arrive at the Red Cross office in Palmdale to deliver gifts for U.S. troops. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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