WHAT:
Thousands of students in 90 Milwaukee Public Schools have been given the opportunity to write to men and women in the armed forces as part of a campaign called Operation: S.T.A.M.P.S. – Sending Thanks Abroad from Milwaukee Public Schools. The letters, placed in specially marked mailbags, will be collected by postal employees and consolidated at the Burroughs Middle School. A special program featuring local, state and federal officials will highlight the outpouring of gratitude from the local students. Over 300 mailbags were distributed to the schools.
WHO:
MPS Superintendent William Andrekopoulos
Burroughs Middle School Principal Darrell Williams
Wisconsin We Care Program Founder Jeff Bukowski
State of Wisconsin Department of Veteran’s Affairs Program Coordinator Raymond Perez
US Department of Veteran’s Affairs Public Contact Outreach Specialist Steven Fraenzl
Milwaukee Postmaster Charley Miller
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
9:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Burroughs Middle School
6700 N. 80th St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223-5506
BACKGROUND:
In an effort by the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the MPS district to show the troops that children care, principals and teachers in 90 of the district’s schools signed on to receive USPS mailbags to fill with student letters that will be sent to troops serving overseas.
Participants range in age. They include kindergarten children who plan to make cards to high school students who will write letters of thanks.
Thousands of letters and artwork will be created and collected the week of November 16, and consolidated for the event.
Operation: S.T.A.M.P.S. is a great opportunity to develop student’s writing/creative skills and bring smiles to the faces of the military men and women serving our country overseas.
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