Message from Mary Lou............. Powerful Ladies Aux........... Another great reunion has come and gone. Thank you to John and Kay Pinto for all their hard work. The highlight for me was the ceremony at the courthouse next to the statue of John V. Power and the U.S.S. Power quilt. So many hours went into putting the quilt together by Joyce Lilley. Hats off to Joyce. Our next reunion in Chicago is less than 1 year away, so start planning and calling old shipmates to get some new faces there. Our theme for the "Welcome Aboard Dinner" is Sports, so wear your favorite team's shirt, jersey or colors. At the ladies aux. meeting we talked about donating items to a Vet's nursing home, hospital or to troops overseas. Operation Care Package is an organization based out of Joliet and it sends care packages to our troops in harms way. If you would like to start collecting articles to send here are a few suggestions. Personal pkg. to include bar soap, toothpaste, shampoo & cond. in one, disposable razors, shaving gel, lip, balm, baby wipes and deodorant. Snack package (examples) powder Gatorade, beef jerky, peanuts, cheese nips, jolly ranchers, sunflowers seeds, trail mix etc. Any questions you can e-mail me edandlou27@sbcglobal.net or call me 815 744-3978. |