Maggie Brooks, 12, puts items into a care package while volunteering with American Heritage Girls Troop No. 1946 at the VFW Post 2995 last Thursday. Members of the American Heritage Girls Troop No. 1946 and Boy Scout Troop No. 946 were part of a group of volunteers who put together 100 care packages to be shipped to American soldiers overseas. During this meeting, the group assembled its 5,000th package. Items being packed included those from a recent collection of $18,000 worth of merchandise donated by shoppers at the Redmond Fred Meyer store. VFW volunteers handed out lists at the store, and shoppers purchased items and donated them on the spot. VFW Post 2995 will be holding another fundraiser at the Bellevue Fred Meyer store on Feb. 20 from 5-8 p.m. and Feb. 21- 22 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, contact John Kenny at kjjkenny@aol.com.