Mission Statement:
WeCarePacks, a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, with inspiring volunteers, is dedicated to supporting American soldiers, by providing care packages to enrich the lives of those that protect our freedom.
Katie Pollock:
My name is Katie, I am a 12th grade student and I am working on a community service project. It began when I was in the seventh grade looking for a community service project for National Junior Honor Society, my mom's coworker has a son who was critically wounded while serving our country. We discussed the need to support our troops so I decided to work on collecting items to send to the soldiers that they can use for daily life. These items will be put into care packages to be sent to them in Afghanistan.
Ray and Tracey Macklin:
We are parents. Proud parents of a recently critically wounded U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret name Staff Sergeant Benjamin Macklin. On April 25th 2012 we received “the call” but had to wait one week before Benjamin was stable enough to endure the flight to Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, MD from the Afghanistan and German Hospitals. As you can appreciate, it was a long week. A week of emotional turmoil too painful to describe. We have since been informed that Benjamin’s sciatic nerve on his left side will not re-generate and therefore, he will walk with a brace and cane for the remainder of his adult life. A painful reality for a person who trained so intensely to be one of the chosen elite. Please do not misunderstand us, we are very grateful that our son is alive but his life was forever changed during the attack on April 25th.
Our story is one of thousands. The three weeks at Walter Reed was a wake-up call to the realities of this war. Regardless of your political views, the fact remains that there are thousands of soldiers critically wounded, and/or killed on a daily basis. The current soldiers in Afghanistan, despite having lost friends and colleagues, continue to protect our freedoms with very “limited resources”.
Our story is one of thousands. The three weeks at Walter Reed was a wake-up call to the realities of this war. Regardless of your political views, the fact remains that there are thousands of soldiers critically wounded, and/or killed on a daily basis. The current soldiers in Afghanistan, despite having lost friends and colleagues, continue to protect our freedoms with very “limited resources”.