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Letter to newspaper inspires woman, then church to actiBy SHARON MONTAGUESalina JournalIt started with a niece in♦ mRose Hill, who read a letter in an area newspaper from Don Boyce, a former military man who now works as a civilian contractor in A1 Qaim, Iraq.“He said he thought the soldiers over there were being forgotten,” said Joan Usher, Salina.The niece started sending boxes of newspapers, magazines, toothpaste, bath soap and other items to Boyce, so he could distribute the items to soldiers.Usher heard about the effort and thought it might be a good project for the Vacation Bible School students at Salina’s First Baptist Church, 843 Lewis.Less than six months and more than 84 boxes later, Usher’s effort to make the soldiers feel cared for continues.The 50 or so children in Vacation Bible School in July donated enough items to fill 24 boxes that are about 14 inches square and four inches deep, Usher said. Usher gets the boxes free from the U.S. Postal Service, but postage to mail them is $8.10 a box. Children and their parents donated money for mailing, as well.“What really overwhelmed me was the response that the Bible school kids had,” Usher said. “That’s what really got me excited.”Bible school was in July.See BOXES, Page A2
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Salina Journal
Salina, Kansas, US
Tue, Dec 19, 2006
Page 13
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