Tryon Estates employees Francisco “Paquito” Dona and Johnny Cochran were recently deployed to Afghanistan as members of an Air Force detachment. Therefore, Tryon Estates residents Paul Sutherland and Ralph Collins assembled a group of neighbors to collect items, including greeting cards from everyone at Tryon Estates, to create a “morale boosting mailer.” The two packages also contained Girl Scout cookies and two Grandma’s of New England coffeecakes from their hometown. The soldiers conveyed that they were overwhelmed with the expressions of admiration and well-wishes. (photo and article submitted by Kiernan Wilkins)