Sgt. David Shadowens,
husband of CWTC employee Jennifer Shadowens, recently deployed to Afghanistan
with the Army National Guard, Unit B. Co. 2/238th GSAB. David is a flight engineer instructor,
working on and flying CH-47 Chinook Helicopters. The mission of his unit is to transport
supplies and troops to various locations in Afghanistan, as well as doing air
assaults as needed. Sixty soldiers
deployed (including three women) and are hoping to be home for Christmas.
To
show our support for their efforts, CWTC is adopting their troop and will be
sending care packages every other week and are seeking donations. Some of the most needed and requested items
are: beef jerky/Slim Jims, coffee, instant drink mixes, snack bags, gum and
hard candy, trail mix, dried fruit, travel size liquid hand sanitizer, body
wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
batteries, DVD Movies, Xbox games, PS2 games, portable CD players/head phones,
puzzle books, board games, playing cards, stationery & envelopes, blank
cards to send home, pens and mechanical pencils, small battery operated
flashlights, air fresheners, and multi-vitamins. A more comprehensive listing can be found at
www.give2thetroops.org.
CWTC
will be including handmade cards from our consumers in the care packages. If you would like to join us in supporting
David and his troop, please drop items off at our main facility, 3215 N
University Street, in Peoria. Monetary
contributions to pay the postage are also welcome. Thank you for helping us
with this endeavor.