HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — A local organization is collecting donations for our troops overseas ahead of the winter season.
"We support each other," said Anne Gross, President of NY7 Chapter of Blue Star Mothers. "We know firsthand what families experience and what we go through when our family member is deployed."
Gross and other members held their first-ever "Fill the Truck" event outside of Walmart and BJ's in Hamburg.
"A way of showing our deployed members how much we care about them," said Gross. "We do 'We Care' packages."
All items will be packed up and sent overseas so they know their community is thinking about them during the holidays.
If you'd like to donate cards, gifts or treats, a drop-off event will be held on November 22 at the Matthew Glab Post, 1965 Abbott Road in Lackawanna.
You can also coordinate a drop-off at wecarepackagesny7@gmail.com.
