Operation Christmas Care

December 3, 2009

In October 2006, Lee Ann Newton, executive aide for MTSU’s Tennessee Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Center (TMSTEC), learned that a friend’s son had lost both legs in an I-E-D (improvised explosive device) explosion in Iraq. His tragedy and those of other wounded soldiers prompted Newton to launch Operation Christmas Care. She has placed a drop box in the hallway on the first floor of the Fairview Building, 820 Fairview Ave. in Murfreesboro, where members of the campus community can drop off holiday greetings for injured military personnel, and she is encouraging others on campus to collect cards in their buildings. Newton tells WGNS News while e-mails are nice, a colorful card or letter with a heartfelt message of support and encouragement can beam from their walls until they leave the hospital. To ensure timely delivery, Newton says she will send the last batch of cards on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Newton will be on Rutherford Issues next Tuesday to talk more about Operation Christmas Care.

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