Daily Digest for Nov. 26, 2008

Coat, glove collection under way at college

EUREKA - The Eureka College Greek Council is sponsoring a coat drive through Dec. 12.

New or gently used coats and new hats and gloves can be dropped off in collection boxes in the Cerf Center. Items will be given to The Salvation Army in Bloomington for distribution to people in need.

Soldiers in Iraq to see families via video link

CHAMPAIGN - The Champaign Extension Center will host free "See Your Soldier" videoconferences involving area families and their soldiers stationed in Iraq on Jan. 12 and 13.

Families must register online at http://www.seeyoursoldier.uiuc.edu no later than 5 p.m. Dec. 23 to be eligible for a time slot, and reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.

The program is limited to military personnel stationed at Al Asad Airbase (Air Force), Camp Taji/Cooke (Army), Camp Fallujah, Camp Taqaddum and Camp Victory.

The live audio/video linkages are being offered in collaboration with the Freedom Calls Foundation, which provides the videoconferencing equipment and satellite connection in Iraq.