Adopt a Soldier box (after)

The photos above depict my Adopt a soldier box filled and ready to be shipped over seas. At first the filling of the box was slow, mostly due to the fact that few knew of its existence, but it finally caught the attention of a French teacher, thanks to the help of a friend, and i discovered that there had already been an attempt to fill a box of supplies for a soldier. The box had been filled with a considerable amount of supplies but hadn't gone anywhere. After a talk with the French teacher in charge of the box I used the supplies to fill my own and plans to fill future boxes were discussed. With the box filled its next destination is the Youth and Progress Driving school where it will be sent over seas to a US soldier stationed in either Iraq or Afghanistan. This activity taught me about cooperation because without the help of the French teacher the box would have taken a lot longer to fill. Now I feel like I have accomplished something great for a someone in need, someone who could gratefully use these supplies to get them through the next day, or battle. I learned from this activity however, that if Im to fill another box, Ill have to find new ways of making it known to the rest of the school, possible advertisements or fliers. This activity helped me to realize that I need to put myself out there more in order to make sure the box gets filled faster. Overall I feel that this activity was a success because now a soldier can receive a box of essentials that they may not have had before, including inspirational letters from students that can boost moral.