Cards for the Troops

By Ralph Freso

GCU's Army ROTC volunteered recently at the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix. They helped families create Christmas cards for servicemen and servicewomen serving overseas.

  • Sophomore Army ROTC cadet Annsley Oelrich helps children design Christmas cards at the toddler table during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • GCU Army ROTC cadet Calvin Shanks welcomes guests to the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • Sophomore Army ROTC cadet Ashlyn Williams helps children design Christmas cards at the toddler table during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • GCU Army ROTC cadet Hadden Stark watches as a young guest makes a Christmas card during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • US Army National Guard Capt. Matthew Lang hands out raffle tickets to guests during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • Sophomore Army ROTC cadet Annsley Oelrich helps children design Christmas cards at the toddler table during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • Nine year-old Naya Padilla shows off the Christmas card she created with senior ROTC cadet Austin White during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • GCU Army ROTC cadet Hadden Stark high-fives a young guest as he makes his Christmas card during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • US Army veteran Nick Stewart, who served in Afghanistan, tells guests how much the troops appreciate receiving Christmas cards from the homeland during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.
  • Some of the Christmas cards made by guests during the Cards for the Troops event at Aeroterra Community Center in Phoenix on Nov. 30, 2023.

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