The VFW National Home for Children recently took delivery of it fourth new minivan earned through the Campbell’s soup “Labels for Education” program. A 2008 Dodge Caravan was purchased with over 1.5 million donated soup labels.
Residents of the VFW National Home count on the home’s motor pool for transportation to school, church, doctor and counseling appointments and other off-campus events.
The Campbell Soup “Labels for Education” program enables the VFW National Home to order materials necessary for programming needs in the education and recreation departments.
Ledyard VFW Post 4608 maintains an ongoing label collection campaign. The Post is always accepting Campbell soup labels, from the membership and the general public, for forwarding to the National Home. If you can help, drop your labels off at a Post meeting or send them to the Post at Post Office Box 11, Ledyard, CT 06339.
In addition to the soup labels, the national Home can accept other proofs of purchase (i.e. UPC symbols, lids, cash register tapes) from other Campbell’s products. Many product labels qualify for the program such as Campbell, Chef’s Kettle, Early California, Franco-American, Marie’s Dressings, Mrs. Pauls, Open Pit, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Sanwa, Specialty Kitchens, Swanson, V8, Vlasic. You only need to provide the front label from most soups and products. Visit the Post website at http://www.orgsites.com/ct/vfwpost4608/ for a complete list of qualifying labels and what to save from the label.
Just think of the impact we can have and how we can help the VFW National Home if at the beginning of each month we address an envelope to the Post and tape it to the refrigerator. During the month, we put qualifying labels in the envelope. At the end of the month send the envelope along to the Post and start a new envelope.
Your collection and forwarding of labels to Post 4608 can make the difference. Individually our collections may seem small and insignificant, but collectively they grow and multiply. More importantly, the VFW National Home for Children benefits immensely from this small act. Give it a try! Together we can make a difference.