If you're looking for a neat service project with real world and school applications, supporting our soldiers is a great fit. Perhaps your PTO or PTA could spearhead this effort as school closes or even in the new school year. Letters from the kids, photos, and -- of course -- supplies do a great deal to make a very difficult job a bit easier.
It's also the kind of project that can be set up on your own through a school parent who has served (like this PTO parent did in New Hampshire) or through your local veteran's agent, who probably knows the names of several men and women from your town who are serving overseas.
In this week, while we remember those who have given their lives in service to our country, it's a perfect time to think about how we can connect our school families to these brave men and women.
