Williamsville business collects donations for wounded soldiers

Adeptiv Solutions owners Scott Maybee and Mark Chandley help associate and Foresters Liberty Regional Council representative, Mary Ella Loos, pack suitcases with items for Jammies for GIs.

Wounded U.S. soldiers will be recovering in athletic pants and pajamas as a result of a donation to the nonprofit organization, Jammies for GIs, formed by Adeptiv Solutions, a Williamsville-based company, and the Liberty Region of Foresters, a financial services group.

Through casual-day incentives and donation requests throughout the second half of 2007, an associate-managed group called the Care and Share Committee worked with volunteers from Foresters to collect $1,960. The money was used to purchase 14 suitcases, along with tear-away pants, pajamas and personal-care products for injured military personnel who arrive for treatment without any personal belongings.

The Care and Share Committee at Adeptiv Solutions is dedicated to making a positive impact on the children and families in the communities where they live and work. This group has undertaken several additional charitable winter projects, including organizing a winter clothing drive to assist the homeless, destitute and working poor at the Friends of Night People and children at Gateway Longview.

For information, visit www.jammiesforgis.org.