L-R Jennifer Holliday, Barb Sahs, Darla Rohrer, and Jan Bicknell

Lincoln Woman's Club puts together gift baskets for soldiers on Operation Santa Day

[October 18, 2022]   The GFWC Lincoln Woman’s Club recently held a workday for one of its annual projects, Operation Santa. Operation Santa of Central Illinois sends active-duty overseas service members large stockings filled with gifts at Christmas time.

Stations were set up for members to cut, sew, and iron over 200 stockings, and to write 600 greetings on holiday cards. The club also collected numerous requested items including a variety of snacks, beverage mix packets, black crew socks, game books and DVDs, and hygiene products. Several community members participated as well by dropping off stocking stuffers, material, and monetary contributions to help cover shipping costs.

Sue Beaver, chairman and organizer of this event for many years, has arranged for delivery of all items to the Operation Santa warehouse in Bloomington where the stockings will be assembled and sealed for shipment to our troops in time for the holidays.

There is still time to contribute to help pay for the shipping costs of the stockings. Donations may be sent to Lincoln Woman’s Club, PO Box 43, Lincoln IL, 62656. Lincoln Woman’s Club is grateful for community and club member support of Operation Santa.

[Terri McDowell]