From Arizona to Afghanistan with love

Arizona is where you can really experience optimism this week!  This next story highlights 82-year old Dick Turley's efforts with the Yuma Homefront Optimist Club.  Together they are reaching across the globe to help families of deployed soldiers stay in touch. 

Mr. Turley and the Optimist Club have refurbished and redistributed about 400 computers to families who have made their need known to a military liaison.  With the restored computers the families are able to communicate via email, voice and web cam with their loved ones overseas.  While the Optimist Club generally doesn't interact with the families during their calls, they did happen to catch one soldier at the internet station in Afghanistan as he spoke with his daughter for the first time in many months.  Mr. Turley recalled, "Janie came running over to me, wrapped her arms around my leg, and looked up at me with her shining eyes and says I've got my daddy back."

Another project with a global reach.  Thank you Mr. Turley and your Optimist Club.

Find out how you can donate your old computer to the Yuma Homefront Optimist Club.