PUBLIC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN TRIO DAY 2007 - DONATIONS TO THE TROOPS

Iowa Lakes Community College TRiO Programs (Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound and ASPIRES) are organizing an effort to collect items for care packages to be sent to American troops that are currently serving in the Middle East.

Care packages and personal letters of support will be collected on each of the five Iowa Lakes Community College campuses from Feb. 19- 23. Collection boxes will be located at the front office of the Algona, Spencer and Spirit Lake campuses as well as the TRiO offices of the Emmetsburg and Estherville campuses.

This activity is part of the National TRiO Day 2007- "A Chance to Give Back." TRiO programs, nationwide are to perform some sort of community service – as a way for TRiO to give back to their community and say thank you for its support.

Students in each of the programs: Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound and ASPIRES will be donating and collecting items, and writing letters of support as part of this effort. The general public is invited to participate.

A complete list of items requested by the troops will be posted at the collection points. The types of items requested are: non-perishable individually packaged foods and snacks, personal cleaning items especially bar soap, batteries, reading material, personal warming items, and personal entertainment items.

Please contact Deana Swenson at 712-852-5338 or 1-800-242-5108, ext. 5338 for more information.