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Press Release

For Immediate Release

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Support Program helps families reach loved ones overseas

Lawton- The Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) organization is pleased to announce the official kick off of their state-wide project, "Just Let Them Know We Care." The exciting OHCE affiliated program coordinates personal contact, packages and letters for overseas military personnel in an effort to provide comfort, encouragement and aid while they are away from their families. The packages will meet their tangible needs with such items as DVDs, snacks, personal items, playing cards, phone cards and letters of encouragement, while simultaneously providing their loved ones with peace of mind.

"We began the program earlier this year," said Debra Stevenson, Support Project Chairman. "We are creating awareness to everyone in our community who would like our organization's outreach to contact their loved ones while they are out of the country. We encourage interested parties to contact their local OSU Extension Office, who will in turn put them in contact with their local OHCE representatives who will coordinate their care package and letters. We sincerely hope that this program offers much comfort to both the military personnel abroad, and to their families anxiously awaiting their return to the United States," said Stevenson.

Contact your local OSU Extension Office today, and visit the OHCE website at www.ohce.org, to find out more about the "Just Let Them Know We Care"  program.

 

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