Stockings for Soldiers 2019 Annual Drive

The State Office of Volunteerism (SOV) and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) are partnering with Stockings for Soldiers on a public donation campaign to send members of the military serving overseas touches of home for the holidays. Volunteer Delaware 50+/State Office of Volunteerism within the Division of State Services Centers is offering its support to Stocking for Soldiers as part of the September 911 Day of Service and will place barrels throughout the state to collect goodies for our troops and their K9 partners serving overseas. This marks the 16th consecutive year that Stockings for Soldiers, a Delaware nonprofit, has collected items for members of the military, organized volunteers to pack the donated items in Christmas stockings and then send the stockings to members of the military in time for the holidays. Last year, Judy Travis, the project founder and coordinator, said volunteers filled more than 10,000 homemade and personalized Christmas stockings, with more than 45,000 pounds of item. To see what items are needed, where to donate and how else you can help, go to https://www.stockingsforsoldiers.org