Iona College once again reaches out to share love and compassion to those military personnel who are giving faithful service in Iraq and Afghanistan. We honor them, respect them, and appreciate their dedication because we are Iona. At this time of inauguration, this project recognizes President Nyre's service in the United States Navy.

Below are 3 ways you can support the efforts toward peace and justice, a visible sign of the values embraced by the mission of Iona College.

1. Purchase items and deposit them in the military hummer or Iona van located at the LaPenta Student Union. Kick-off for placing items will be at 1:15 pm, Saturday, October 22 during Homecoming.

   Toiletries	Food	Misc. Items	Entertainment
   Wet wipes (travel size)	Tuna in packets	Socks - black or white (wool or cotton)	Magazines
   Soap	Nuts-peanuts/mixed nuts	pre-paid phone cards	Game books (crossword puzzles/word search)
   Lip balm	Gum/Hard candy	Flashlights (small and battery operated)	Batteries (AA, AAA, C & 9 volt are the most requested)
   Foot powder	Cereal (small boxes)	School supplies for Iraqi & Afghan children
   Tissues (travel size)	Microwaveable food (popcorn, mac & cheese)
   Multi-vitamins
   Eye drops

   For a full listing, please visit: http://www.carepackagedrive.com/

2. "Sponsor a Box" - monetary donations will help pay shipping costs.
   1. The cost of shipping one box is $15.
   2. Send a check to: Inauguration Committee, Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY, 10801.
   3. Use this link to pay via credit card: https://quikpayasp.com/iona/commerce_manager/payer.do?orderType=Cram%20the%20Van
3. Send a card/letter to be included in the packages. Please include your email or return address.

Letters from Iona College will accompany all of the packages sent to the troops.

If you know of someone in the military who would like to receive greetings from Iona College, email aparise@iona.edu and a package will be in their hands for the holidays.

Let us make this a project where 4,062 students and 1,054 members of the faculty, staff and administration participate. This is Iona College.