YourCT.com header image 2
← House is Deliberating on Medical Marijuana Bill Norwalk: Parade Routes and Open Thread →

Norwalk: Memorial Day Float For Troops


by turfgrrl


May 23rd, 2007 · 8 Comments

Norwalk’s Memorial Day Parade is Monday May 28th. And for the 4th year, Councilwoman Joanne Romano is building a float in partnership with “Operation Adopt-A-Platoon.” The purpose of the float is to gather items to be sent to troops stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Joanne says:

Let’s show our Service men and women that Norwalk cares!

Bring a donation to the parade

Volunteer marchers will be collecting supplies throughout the parade route
Joanne Romano (203-554-6071 for more information

Letters and cards are important. Get your children to write a letter thanking our service men and women so that they know that they are appreciated. And it doesn’t hurt to write more than one, as they will be given out randomly. You may include your name and address if you would like. That would give our soldiers the chance to respond if they so desire and if they are in an area where they can mail them.

Stuff that help the troops include the following “wish list” of items:

Gum
Gallon size Zip Lock bags
Cough Drops
Q-tips
Lotion
Granola Bars
Reading Material (local newspaper, magazines)
Jerky
Gummy Bears
Disposable Cameras
Kool-Aid, Lemonade, etc (presugared)
Hand lotion
Pens- Paper/Envelopes
Razors
Packages of Condiments (ketchup, mustard, salsa)
Lunch” size snacks- pudding packs
Toothbrush
Post Cards
Phone Cards (International)
Crackers
Licorice
Peanuts (and other nuts)
Toothpaste
Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Advil
Foot Powder-socks
Protein Bars-Sunscreen (travel size)
Hand sanitizer
Salsa (Plastic Container)
Packaged Candy (not chocolate)
Moist Wipes (for washing up)
Batteries (AA and AAA)
Kleenex (purse size)
Deodorant
Feminine Hygiene Items
Pringles (don’t break as easily)
Lifesavers
Shaving Lotion,
Bandanas (Khaki or Camo)
Doritos (in the Pringles type containers)
Soap
CD’s and DVD movies
Granola Mixes
Hot Cocoa Packets
Iced Tea Packets
Chapstick
Shampoo
Individual coffee bags (like tea bags)-
Ramen Noodles
Travel size Toilet Paper
Natural Tears Eye Drops
Mouth Wash (travel size)
Packaged Cookies-
Cheese n’ Crackers-
Canister of Country Time Lemonade-
Canister of Powdered Gatorade-
Tuna Kits (crackers, mayo, relish, tuna)-
canned pop top ravioli’s,
soups,
spaghetti O’s,
fruits(canned or dried) etc.
Portable CD players,
paperback books

Baby dolls and little boy toys for the soldiers to distribute to the little children in the villages.

Cash donations (for shipping) and silly string.(the soldiers use this to detect land mines and boobie traps.

Tags: In the News · Norwalk

8 Responses so far ↓ “Norwalk: Memorial Day Float For Troops”



  • 1 taxpayer // May 23, 2007 at 8:51 pm

    Way to go!!!!!!

    As always Joanne Romano is there helping and organizing to assist our troops.

    Thank you for your kindness.

    I for one will help Ms. Romano in this effort.

    txpr

  • 2 itsridiculous // May 23, 2007 at 9:36 pm

    I’ll be there! Thank you and bless you Ms. Romano for doing this.

  • 3 Joanne // May 23, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    Here is my website, I will be adding more photo’s and letters from the troops.
    http://www.webspawner.com/users/asoldierswishlist/index.html

  • 4 Mary Pugh // May 23, 2007 at 10:41 pm

    Joanne,

    This is wonderful….I would like to help you with this.

    I bet they would like notecards, postcards, also…to send back home (might be on your long list)

    Thanks for spearheading this …..

    Great

    Mary

  • 5 Anonymous // May 24, 2007 at 8:08 am

    Don’t forget personal body armor! Here’s a link. http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_PArmor,00.html

  • 6 Mr Greenpeace // May 24, 2007 at 10:08 am

    I sincerly thank Joanne, I will contribute as will my children and friends. Your awesome as my kids would say.

    Mr. Greenpeace

  • 7 NWLK taxpayer // May 27, 2007 at 5:37 pm

    Kudo’s to Romano, I’ll be looking for the float. Does anyone know where the float will be in the parade route? last year we missed it. Also is there someplace we can drop items in case we miss the float?
    I hope everyone on this blog will bring items with them to the parade. This is a great Norwalk endeavor and we should all participate. forget you are republicans and forget you are democrats and do it for our men and women in the armed forces. By the way, I see Ms. Romano was out at St. John’s cemetary in her Mets t-shirt yesterday replacing flags on the graves of those who served our country with a bunch of others including Mayor Moccia, Bob Duff and Cris Perone. Nice shot on NEWS 12. Guess she does a little bit of everything Guess it really isn’t political like some have said.

  • 8 Joanne // May 27, 2007 at 7:20 pm

    To:#7- The float will be in the eighth division / 1st float. I have asked for volunteers to help collect any supplies that people bring. The more the merrier! I will not be marching with the float so that no-one sees this as unethical or political(which it is not) I choose not to. I will be marching with the Council. Anyone is welcome to help collect supplies or just march along. The only thing I require is that the participants wear patriotic colors. If for any reason you miss the float, I will be at the viewing stand at the end of the parade or you can contact me at jtromano1@yahoo.com and I will make arrangements with you to pick up the items. As for the flag placement at St. John’s, I have volunteered for this for 3 years because I choose to remember those who fought for our country, those who came home and those who gave their lives. I do this in Honor of my father and other family and friends who served their country. I will be announcing a fundraiser soon. The items we are collecting now will go to a troop with a soldier who has local connections to a Rowayton Family who is serving in Iraq.