The Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office supported Forgotten Soldiers Outreach through its “Helmets for the Holidays” campaign for the second year.
“Helmets for the Holidays” is a postcard designed by the Tax Collector’s office that sells for $1. The office asked residents to write a message that would be mailed to a soldier overseas.
Forgotten Soldiers is a Boynton Beach nonprofit sending care packages to soldiers overseas fighting the war in Iraq.
The employees were successful in raising more than $1,500 to send care packages and help pay for the packing of the items.
Tax Collector Anne Gannon presented the check to Lynelle Zelnar, executive director of Forgotten Soldiers, Dec. 17.
“We have about 10 people in our office with a son or daughter that is over in Iraq so it is a good cause that we decided to adopt as one of our charities,” Gannon said. “This is really an important cause.”
In the past four years, Forgotten Soldiers has sent more than 20,000 packages overseas touching more than 50,000 soldier’s lives.
Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.