Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 | 5:35 p.m.
After nearly two months of collecting names and goodies, the Blue Star Mothers of Henderson and Boulder City are ready to start stuffing 1,200 stockings to send to troops overseas.
The group will be at the Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. They will be stuffing stockings from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day.
The event is open to volunteers who want to stuff stockings or write notes to soldiers.
On Wednesday, Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen and 100 kindergarten students from McCaw Elementary School will be volunteering with the group starting at 9:30 a.m.
Chere Peterson, the group’s treasurer and spokeswoman, said that each year, there is an outpouring of support from Henderson residents who donate their time or money to the cause. The event is in its third year.
“Whether they agree with the war or don’t agree with the war, they know our kids are overseas,” Pedersen said. Pedersen’s son, Army Sgt. Alastair Addie, is a medic. He is currently stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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