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Weymouth Elks, WZLX Collect Care Packages For Overseas Troops

WEYMOUTH (CBS) – A local organization is working to help troops and veterans deployed overseas.

Read: Local Veterans Day Events

The Weymouth Elks on Route 53 and WZLX are collecting items for CarePacks.org.

"It's simple. We're looking for bagged chips, crackers and candy bars. We throw them in a box and send them to the troops overseas," WZLX's Kevin Karlson told WBZ-TV Monday in a live broadcast from the lodge.

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WBZ-TV's Michelle Roberts reports

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