Thousands of soldiers from across the United States fight for our country every day.

One local group is working to make 25 of them feel at home wherever they are.

Kim Lucey caught up with the senior stitchers.

It starts out as an ordinary box.

Lisa Stasney, Senior Stitchers Volunteer
"We have 25, we send 20-25 packages a month."

But with some donations and extra time...

June Roberts, Site Manager, Senior Stichers
"We have napkins, birthday cakes, even their birthday balloons."

By the time that box begins it's journey, it'll be anything but ordinary.

Lisa Stasney, Senior Stitchers Volunteer
"By the time it gets to a ship or some remote place in Iraq or Afghanistan, it's been through some things."

The senior stitchers meet every Tuesday to sew. But, once a month, they use that time to put together care packages for our troops serving overseas.

Lisa Stasney, Senior Stitchers Volunteer
"It's just a quiet way of just letting them know, you know that we at home still love you care for you are praying for you, and anything we do we want to do that for you."

Lisa Stasney is an example of how you don't need to be a senior to participate.

For some, they're sending package to their own family.

Priscilla Jenson, Mother of Soldier
"I am the mother of a soldier."

Priscilla Jenson's son is serving in Iraq.

Priscilla Jenson, Mother of Soldier
"We try to send varied and different items that the guys can share with others, because they do that a lot. "

Kim Lucey, Reporting
"The group gets a lot of requests for these neck coolers, because the temperatures in Iraq often hit triple digits."

June Roberts, Site Manager, Senior Stichers
"They hold the water and it's unbelievable how long they last. After they use them one time and they dry they can put them in water and use them again."

The troops receiving the packages couldn't be more grateful.

Lisa Stasney, Senior Stitchers Volunteer
"We had one actually send an email in the last couple months who was coming to the end of a deployment and was in a firefight and was injured. And at that point, was able to email us and thank us. And the one thing he said was that the one thing I can say is that I was never alone during my deployment and I want to thank you for that."

The items are donated by churches, businesses, and individuals. Put together, they help to bring a bit of brightness into war.

Priscilla Jenson, Mother of Soldier
"Because regardless of our feelings about the war, we must support them."

Without that support, it's still just an ordinary box.

The theme for this month's packages is birthdays.

Soldiers don't have to be from West Virginia. If you know someone that would like a package call June Roberts at (304) 422 8882.