Posted by
J-GOP on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:47:52 AM
A hearty congratulations goes out to our treasurer Evan Holz and his family for their son Daniel who was awarded 630KHOWs MVP award on the Dan Caplis and Craig Silverman radio talk show which aired late Friday afternoon May 23rd. Daniel was nominated by our very own former J-GOP President Karen Kataline.
Daniel took it upon himself to organize his 6th grade class for a project to send care packages to our troops in Iraq. With the help of his classmates and teacher, Daniel’s class put together 5 large boxes which included items that were needed and wanted by our soldiers. The packages also included letters written by all of Daniel’s classmates.
Daniel had been communicating with another solider in Iraq who told him what the troops wanted including items such as toiletries and footballs among a host of additional items. In addition, the PTSA from Westwood Elementary School in Arvada helped with postage which was substantial.
Craig Silverman read a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Steve Mariano of the job that Daniel did toward this project:
“I think you’re going to be a great Marine. If you could organize a project like this, leading your classmates in the effort, and put a smile on the face of our warriors, then I’m sure you have what it takes.”
If you missed hearing the show, you can listen or download a copy of the show from the KHOW.com website. Be sure to forward to the last 15 minutes of this segment to hear his interview.
This project is in addition Daniel’s ongoing work with Operation Gratitude for the past 5 years, where he helps in an annual charity drive each Christmas with Toys for Tots.
It gives us great pleasure to see Daniel setting an excellent example for his fellow classmates in supporting our troops and reinforcing the concept of tzedukah as a young Jewish Republican.
Thank you Daniel!