Public invited to contribute to Prairie View's Stockings for Troops drive

Prairie View teachers Christy Nickelson and Jeffery Russell are coordinating a drive that is collecting items for the Fort Riley USO's Stockings for the Troops project again this year. 

Nickelson said that If community members want to donate, they can deliver items to Prairie View High School. 

The students, and now the public, are collecting money and supplies to stock stuffings for Fort Riley in Topeka and McConnell Airforce Base in Wichita.  The PVHS donations will help the USO (United Service Organization) at Fort Riley stuff over 800 stockings for soldiers who will be stationed on the bases during the holiday season. 

All money, items, and letters need to be collected at PVHS by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 22.  Packages will be sent to Fort Riley before Thanksgiving break.

Items suggested include:

1.  AA Batteries

2.  Socks

3.  Individual snack packs - trail mix, granola bars, Chex mix, snack crackers, cookies, Rice Krispie treats, Nutella packs, pretzels, and similar snacks

4.  Single serving size powdered drink mixes - tea, lemonade, flavored water, and similar drink.

5.  Playing cards

6.  Beef Jerky, meat sticks

7.  Small, travel sized games like checkers or chess or any small handheld games like Rubik's cubes or toys

8.  Gum, mints

9.  puzzle books like Sudoku, crosswords, word searches

10.  Nuts or dried fruit in resealable containers or packages