Marissa Empson and Andrea Soloe stand in front of an autographed
photo signed by the artist, which is being displayed at various
businesses in Scott County. People may purchase raffle tickets to
win the framed art, with proceeds going to care packages for soldiers.
History of A Soldier's Friend
A Soldier's Friend started in 2006 when a friend of ours in Iraq sent word
that some soldiers did not receive any mail or packages from home...We hadn't
thought about that and it touched us. We got things together and sent our first
shipment to Iraq. That's all it took for us to be hooked on helping our
soldiers.
We found out that, depending on location, soldiers may or may not be able
to replenish the everyday grooming items they need...if the items are available
to them, they have to buy them and a lot of items are just not available.
Our local paper published an article about our mission and the
community started bringing in donations and writing letters...We would get
the shipping boxes ready to ship and then someone else would bring in the funds
to pay for shipping....We are certainly blessed to have a caring
community.
We want to continue to support our soldiers and their families. We want to show that we appreciate what they are doing to protect us and our country. We need help to continue to do this....to be a soldier's friend.
Marissa Empson and Andrea Soloe
