First Graders Packed WW2 Care Packages

Who knew that, in 1947, Miss Valentine Cooper’s first grade class at Lee School packed individual Care packages for people in war-torn Europe? The small packages were not much bigger than a cigarette carton and were packed with items from a list supplied by the Care organization. The only items I remember are Lifebuoy soap, toothpaste, chewing gum and a small toy. I sent an inexpensive “jet car” powered by a balloon. I wondered if the child who received it would know how to use it.  I remember that the boxes gave off the pungent scent of the red soap. Submitted by Ray Harding.