OPE students focus on military families with service project

Fourth-grade students at Ocean Palms Elementary display some of the coupons they’ve collected for Coupons for Troops, a project that raises approximately $200,000 in coupons annually for military families stationed overseas who can use expired manufacturer coupons (store specific coupons cannot be utilized) up to six months past the expiration date. Since 2009, Coupons to Troops has been matching overseas families with generous families and groups in the U.S. who are willing to mail their expired and unwanted coupons. Collection bins for current and expired coupons are located at the front entrance to OPE, which has partnered with American Legion Post 233 in Palm Valley to send coupons to bases in Germany.