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League Staff Aids Iraqi Schoolchildren

May- 7-2004 » Filed Under: Mail & Care Packages

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NEWINGTON, CT, May 7, 2004--Fourteen large boxes filled with school supplies, books and toys are on their way to needy schoolchildren in Northern Iraq, thanks to the generous spirit of ARRL Headquarters staff members.

Packages of pencils, paper, pens, crayons and other school supplies were shipped out of the ARRL Warehouse, paid for with a private anonymous donation. ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, spearheaded the Headquarters effort. His nephew, 2nd Lt Niles Motschenbacher, is serving with a US Army unit near the city of Mosul.

Niles Motschenbacher's Stryker battalion group works with local officials to stabilize area services, Dennis Motschenbacher said. "The battalion has been tasked with working with local groups such as fire departments, schools and hospitals. One of Niles' jobs is regularly touring the schools," he said. "He said he was shocked the first time he went into a school building and found 100 kids in a single room, sitting on the floor and sharing a few pencils."


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