[SandRat]

Chaplain (Col.) Doug Kinder takes bicycles Tuesday to a storage facility, where they will be stored until Christmas, when more than 62 bicycles will be given to military families in need. The bicycles were purchased through the help of various companies in the Sierra Vista area. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review)

[SandRat]

It's good and it's sad at the same time.

[shezza]

Kinder said many people do not know that younger soldiers — the junior enlisted men and women — sometimes have a hard time making ends meet. This is especially true regarding families who have to live off post, he said. A soldier told Kinder that he spends most of his pay for rent and utilities, leaving little for other items, including food. And the soldier said his wife had to help get a job to make ends meet. Before Thanksgiving, the soldier received $50 voucher to buy food for a holiday meal.

Yikes! God bless these fine folks for making Christmas dreams come true for 500 needy kids, but I'll have to say, it's an absolute shame for this country that our nation's defenders can't afford to buy food for their families or pants for a 2 year old.

V, can you add me to a ping list if you get a FReeper project together for this? Our family is helping to provide things for about 150 orphans in Afghanistan right now, but I think this needs attention, too. Thanks.

[StarCMC]

BTTT.

[HungarianGypsy]

If anyone knows if there is anything similar for Luke, please let me know. I know some children who really should help out other children, so they know how fortunate they are.