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Community - South County
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Published
12/17/09
About three years ago, Pam Parks, who owns Parks Liquors in Deale, heard through media reports that soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were struggling with day-to-day expenses - little things like clothing, phone cards and groceries were creating a hardship on wounded soldiers and their families. So Pam contacted her friend Ellie Osborne to find out what the two of them could do to help. 
Mitchelle Stephenson — For the Capital
Pam Parks hangs another donated gift card on the “Soldier Tree.” This is the third year that her group, Hero Helpers of South County, has helped to collect and deliver grocery and gas station gift cards to soldiers and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.Find Us On Facebook
A few weeks later, Hero Helpers of South County was formed, and to date, they've raised thousands of dollars to help wounded soldiers and their families who are in our area because of the medical care they receive at Walter Reed in...
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