PORTER COUNTY | There's still time to help the men and women who are serving overseas. The Porter County Pilots Association has a group called "Supplies for the GIs" and they collect and ship care packages to the soldiers who are serving overseas.

Mike David is one of the people in charge of the program and hopes they get a good amount of supplies.

The group will be at the Porter County Airport at hanger C9 at 1 p.m. April 19 packaging all the supplies and then mailing them out to the soldiers.

"People are welcome to come out and join us," said David. "The more the merrier."

The supplies are now being collected and they welcome more. Some of the items needed include: sardines, canned tuna, canned chicken, pudding cups, fruit cups, deodorant, toiletries socks, flea collars, bug spray, hand lotion, body soap, crackers, microwave popcorn, licorice, beef jerky, beef sticks, noodle soups, candy, cookies, writing tablets, envelopes, games, golfballs, baseballs, cards, cd's, dvd's, checkers, chess, finger nail files, face cream, crossword puzzles.

Monetary donations can also be made to any Centier Bank in Northwest Indiana under Supplies for the GI's.

Along with donations and items the group is looking for names of soldiers to send them to. They must be serving in Iraq or Afghanistan over the Memorial Day holiday . The group hopes to ship 400 boxes this year. Items may be dropped off at the following locations: South Haven American Legion Post 502, 429 W. County Road 750 North; Valpo Post 94, 4 E. Monroe; Valparaiso Community School bus garage at the corner of Washington and Evans streets.

For more information, call (219) 465-6426.