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CAHS Patriots organizer outlines package shipments, Warriors Rock concert and fundraising needs
Summary
A Connellsville-area volunteer group described its long-running effort to support deployed service members and veterans, detailed shipping costs for care packages and promoted an upcoming Warriors Rock concert fundraiser Nov. 1.
An organizer for the CAHS Patriots told the Connellsville Area School District board on Sept. 16 that the volunteer group has shipped more than 13,000 care packages to U.S. service members and veterans and is seeking community support for an upcoming Warriors Rock benefit concert.
The speaker, identified at the meeting as an organizer of CAHS Patriots, said the group has shipped 13,137 packages to “some of the harshest places on earth.” She said each package contains roughly $50 worth of merchandise and postage has risen to $23 per box; she calculated that a 100-package holiday shipment requires about $7,300 to prepare and mail.
The group will present Warriors Rock on Nov. 1, an event that will include music and recorded veteran stories. The organizer said the event will include a buffet by Sean’s Smoking Barbecue and encouraged community members to attend. She also described an online memorial the group maintains for local veterans and said CAHS Patriots is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charity.
The organizer recounted that the group was featured in a Fox News documentary, A Christmas Tribute to the Troops, and that the organization has sponsored wreaths at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies near Bridgeville for the last 14 years. She said the group has sponsored “almost 7,100” wreaths and that volunteers also run regular meal programs for local veterans.
No board action was requested or taken. The organizer asked for community attendance at the Nov. 1 concert and noted ongoing fundraising needs to cover shipping and operating costs.
