{"id":13812,"date":"2014-03-07T11:28:14","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=13812"},"modified":"2014-03-07T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T17:28:14","slug":"treats-4-our-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/13812","title":{"rendered":"Treats 4 Our Troops"},"content":{"rendered":"

-By Andrew E.<\/p>\n

UW-Whitewater is joining up with the non-profit \u201cTreats 4 Our Troops.\u201d This organization\u2019s main goal is to send needed items to American soldiers serving overseas. \u00a0From now until March 17th<\/sup>, you can donate to \u201cTreats 4 Our Troops\u201d by bringing your items in to the Andersen Library Circulation Desk. The main donations being accepted are foot powder, hand\/body lotion, and fruit\/nut bars. Along with this, razors, toothpaste, and writing utensils are also being accepted. Get those donations in before March 17th<\/sup> so show your appreciation for the American soldiers!<\/p>\n

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\u201cTreats 4 Our Troops\u201d is a national non-profit organization started by Yael Roggen in 2007. Each year, Yael sends at least 3000 pounds of candy to American troops serving overseas. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, this organization is showing appreciation for all the sacrifices made by the American troops. On the website, Roggen lists several quotes from actual soldiers who have received her candy. One states, \u201cOpening a box full of Halloween candy put a smile on our faces all the way in Afghanistan.\u201d Another positive testimony comes from a Lance Corporal in Camp LeJeune, N.C.: \u201cWorking such long hours with such hard working Marines, it was nice to feel appreciated and get the treats from the local community. I know it’s just candy to most of us, but such a small gesture goes a long way, especially for people who are so far from home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

-By Andrew E. UW-Whitewater is joining up with the non-profit \u201cTreats 4 Our Troops.\u201d This organization\u2019s main goal is to send needed items to American soldiers serving overseas. \u00a0From now until March 17th, you can donate to \u201cTreats 4 Our … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":637,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,36,34],"tags":[53267,52390,69104],"class_list":["post-13812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-the-library","category-around-the-world","category-campus-connection","tag-donation","tag-t4ot","tag-treats-4-our-troops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13812"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13815,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13812\/revisions\/13815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}