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Western Carolinian Volume 70 Number 07

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  • Toys for Tots, again a success WCU holds annual Toys for Tots Ch By Gary Takacs + WCnewsmagazine The U.S. Marine Corp, the Public Relations Association of America (PRSSA) and WCU student volunteers manned the collection tables in the University Center's second floor for three days during the week of November 8-10, seven hours each day. During that time, they collected hundreds of toys, filing boxes to their rims. Student, faculty and staff donations totaled close to $200.00, making this drive as successful as last year's. Toys for Tots originated in 1947, becoming an official U.S. Marine Corps Reserve program in 1948. Since then, over 313 million toys have been donated to needy children for the Christmas holiday. Spanning across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Toys for Tots is one of the most successful charities in the nation WCU's public relations organization, PRSSA, organized the drop-off point and held the event on campus. PRSSA spread the announcement through campus with posters, organized the location and assisted the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve volunteers with the collections. Toys for Tots and the WCU PRSSA would like to thank all students, faculty and staff for donating this year. Ways to help our military overseas this holiday season! By Carla Batchelor + WGnewsmagazine The holiday season is upon us once again. As we drive home to spend time with our loved ones, we need to think about the men and women currently overseas. Regardless of our views on the war, we need to remember they are sacrificing their lives and many will have to spend the season away from their loved ones. If you know of any military members, remember to send them a card or a package to tell them you are thinking about them. If you do not know anyone personally who is overseas, there are stil ways you can help spread holiday cheer! Here are a few of the many ways you can help: -Operation Dear Abby was created so that citizens here on the mainland can send messages of love and cheer overseas. With a simple form and a click of the mouse you can send a message to show someone you care. Visit http:// il Please check it out and send a short message! -Donate to military relief societies. While money is tight for many this year, programs like the Army Emergency Relief Society (http:/www.aerhg.org/) and Ringing By Carla Batchelor + Wenewsmagazine Cultures around the world have their own specific traditions in which they follow to ring in the New Year. The southern United States has many tradtions of its own. Many southemers eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day because it is believed to bring luck for the next year. There are many hypotheses surrounding this notion of black-eyed peas. Some believe that on Sherman's crop-burning march through Georgia, black-eyed pea crops were left alone since Yankees thought they were weeds. Black-eyed peas and salt pork were all some Southerners had to keep themselves alive, so the tradition of associating these beans with good luck started there, hence the black-eyed peas and pork on New Year's Day. Another hypothesis is that in the 19th century, farmers did not necessarily know about soil chemistry, but they did generally understand that black-eyed peas did not deplete soil of certain nutrients. This means they are a good crop for soil rotation. It was thought that if you had enough black-eyed peas from last summer to cook some on New Year's Day, the soil wouid be good in the new year. This was due to the fact you had a good harvest that allowed you WCnewsmagazine 19 Photo Credit: PRSSA Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (httpy/www.nmers.org/) help members in their specific branch take care of their own needs while overseas. They provide services such as financial assistance, food lockers, visiting nurses, thrift shops as well as educational programs. -Ask a friend who has a loved one overseas if you can send them a care package. Totally anonymous packages addressed to any solider will not make it overseas. Make sure you have a proper name and address. Check out the list of things you can and cannot send at this site: http://www.oconus.com/ ZipCodes.asp. -Adopt a Soldier! An organization called Soldier's Angels is allowing mainiand citizens to adopt a solider overseas. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not to be used as a dating service, even though we all know how nice service men and women look in uniform. Check out their website at http://soldiersangels.org for more information on adopting a solider of your own, not only just for the holiday season, but for however long they remain overseas! in the New Year: southern style to eat the peas on New Years Day. From this, the superstitious belief evolved that eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day brought good luck the following year. Many southerners also eat collard greens, or some variation of them, in order to bring prosperity in the form of money throughout the next year. While these are just superstitions, many people swear on their black-eyed peas, ham and collard greens every time a New Year rolls around. Some believe every serving of collards that one consumes means one thousand more dollars will come your way. Regardless of the fact if these traditions actually work, many southerners swear by their traditional meal of black-eyed peas, har and collard greens every New Year's Day. If you have never tried it before, wiry not start off 2006 with something new. Recipes for best ways to cook this meal are scattered throughout cookbooks and the internet. Do a litle surfing, find one you like and get together with family and friends. You never know what 2006 might hold.
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