YM/WREA members, Jacob's Light Foundation pack 272 care packages for U.S. soldiers

Members of the Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association (YM/WREA), in conjunction with Jacob's Light Foundation, recently joined forces to pack 272 care packages for U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event took place at 340 Madison Ave. Jacob Fletcher was killed in Iraq in 2003. While in Iraq, he received care packages from his mother Dorine. He asked her also to send a package to a friend because he had not receiving anything from home. She did, and shortly after Jacob's death, she felt that sending packages to soldiers in need would be the best way to honor her son. The packages consist of basic necessities, foods and snacks, reading and writing materials, along with special items for the holidays, as well as letters and cards from the public. To date, Jacob's Light has sent over 125,000 pounds of care packages to soldiers abroad and, especially at this holiday season, YM/WREA is proud to have added to that number and to making a difference to the men and women who are stationed overseas.