St. Philip Parish raised almost $4,500 to help Tennessee National Guardsmen get home from Camp Shelby Mississippi to spend Christmas with their Families before shipping out to Afghanistan in January.
The money collected this past weekend in a second collection helped raise money to purchase the cost of a bus ride home and back to the camp for many of our Tennessee friends and neighbors who will have to ship out.
A certificate of appreciation was awarded to St. Philip Parishioner John Burns from Deacon (Lt. Col) Krenson for initiating the idea here at St. Philip to help the guard out. Thank you St. Philip for your generosity.
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