New Haven stocking drive benefits veterans in West Haven
The New Haven Register
By Charlotte Adinolfi
POSTED: 11/24/13
NEW HAVEN
After sending more than 144 stockings to wounded veterans in San Antonio, Texas, last year, Lisa Siedlarz thought it was time to turn the attention to wounded warriors in her home state.
Siedlarz, block captain for the SOHU, or South of Humphrey Street Association in the East Rock neighborhood, started sending stockings to those in the military six years ago. She then decided it was time to donate to veterans at the West Haven Veterans Affairs medical center, a branch of the Veteran Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System.
“I have a long history in my family of people serving in the military and I think people have forgotten about the veterans and the wars, what sacrifice they have made,” Siedlarz said. “We should take the time this time of the year to remember them and let them know others are thinking of them.”
When Siedlarz, who works at Southern Connecticut State University, started the collection she was sending care packages to her brother, who was stationed in Afghanistan.
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