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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Six military police officers with Multinational Battle Group- East visited two schools in Kosovo to distribute 145 bags filled with hygiene products, toys and games to students March 18.
“All of the products we received, we got from [the United Services Organizations] (USO), Operation Troop Aid, Adopt-a-Platoon and a few other different care package agencies,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Collins, a military police station desk sergeant here with the 529th Military Police Company Honor Guard out of Wiesbaden, Germany.
The items were all originally sent from various agencies around the world to deployed troops in Kosovo.
“Once the items started coming in we realized it was too much for us,” said Collins. “So we passed out goodie bags to the soldiers around Camp Bondsteel, but we still had a lot of items left over. Some of the soldiers in my platoon came up with the idea of donating some of the materials to the less fortunate schools and children around our area.”
The first school the soldiers visited was Saint Sava in the town of Bostan. The second school they visited was Vatra e Diturise located in Pasjak. Both schools had students in kindergarten through 8th grade.
This is the first time the U.S. Army military police have visited schools to hand out bags. Prior to this event, they gave out approximately 200 bags a month to local children as they conducted patrols.
It was evident by the glowing faces of both the students and soldiers that this event was a success.
“It made me feel great passing out the bags, especially seeing their smiling faces,” said U.S. Army Spc. William Crader, a patrolman with the 529th MP Company. “This is my first time doing this here in Kosovo. I have done something similar before, but it was great, especially in a foreign country.”
The soldiers also stated they are eager to participate in another event like this in the near future.
“We want to visit schools and orphanages once a month, depending on how many donations we receive,” said Collins.
Soldiers with MNBG-E already visit multiple local schools once a week, but their vision is to visit more schools and orphanages and give out even more gifts from supporters back home.
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 03.19.2015 17:15 |
| Story ID: | 157546 |
| Location: | CAMP BONDSTEEL, ZZ |
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