The local senior living community Atria Bell Court Gardens has included dozens of T-shirts in weekly care packages sent to Arizona servicemen and servicewomen serving in Iraq. The shirts were sent by the Gardens’ Support Our Troops organization in partnership with Captain Richard Harper of the Tucson Police Department, and were designed and paid for by TPD.

Courtesy of Atria Bell Court Gardens

Harper recently received a gesture of appreciation from the troops in the form of a photograph taken by the 56^th Signal Company and the 54^th Signal Battalion at Camp Arifjan, Iraq. “The photograph is not only a testament to the bonds shared by those who place their lives on the line, but also to the generous spirit that unites our local heroes,” said David Edwards, Engage Life Director at Atria Bell Court Gardens.

Since launching the Support Our Troops program over two years ago, residents and staff at Atria Bell Court Gardens have shipped hundreds of care packages to troops overseas.