Pictured above, from left Emerson Pemberton; Patrick Germain; Carol St. Pierre, RN, MS; Rubiela Guzman; and Samantha Zenobi packing boxes at Mount Sinai West.
American troops deployed overseas will receive personal-care items and a taste of home, thanks to donations collected by the Mount Sinai Health System’s Military-Veterans Employee Resource Group. Packages are sent year-round, but the upcoming holiday season is a special time, says Carol St. Pierre, RN, MS, leader of the veterans group. “You have a lot of young people serving who really don’t have a support system. So this is the best time to send a package,” says Ms. St. Pierre, a manager of patient care services at Mount Sinai West and a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. For more information, please contact the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at diversity@mountsinai.org.
Suggested donations for veterans include:
- Energy bars
- Trail mix/Chex Mix
- Pretzels
- Powdered drink mixes
- Paperback books and recent magazines
- Puzzles
- Body wash and soaps
- Hair care products
- Face and body moisturizers
- Cetaphil cleanser
- Personal wipes
- Lip balm