Putnam Rotarians pitched in last week on "Operation Fellowship & Fleece," a Christmas project to provide blankets to children of some 200 soldiers. The operation is sponsored by the Army Family Readiness Group, according to Mandy Fisher.
Fisher, who is Vice-President of FRG Bravo Troop 1-150th ARS, spoke to the group about her husband's deployment on his second tour in Iraq. The couple is "blessed with five children," said Fisher.
"I was raised in a large military family," she told the group. "My father is West Virginia's Command Sgt. Major Lawrence Vance. Two brothers and a brother-in-law are also serving in the National Guard."
In addition to assisting with "hands-on" blanket preparation, Putnam Rotary presented Fisher with a grant for purchase of additional fabric.
Some club members took blankets home after the meeting for additional work.
The blankets will be presented as gifts to the children at a special breakfast early next month.