University Times

The Office of Institutional Advancement is sponsoring a second Pitt Employee Adopt-a-Soldier (PEAS) project designed to ship “care” packages to armed service men and women serving overseas.

In 2007, Mara Kudrick, a staff member of the Pitt Alumni Association, organized the PEAS project that involved more than 200 Pitt employees who supported 147 military service personnel. Employees shipped hundreds of packages with magazines, paperbacks, crossword puzzles, treats and basic necessities.

Employees can enroll a soldier by registering the soldier’s name and address at www.pitt.edu/~soldier. Such soldiers will be matched with a PEAS donor, who will be provided with instructions on preparing and mailing the care package.

PEAS participants can enroll at the same web site to adopt a soldier.