Television shows and movies are only a click away, but for soldiers serving overseas, watching a good movie or a good television show is quite difficult.

John Jaramillo, former BC Delano campus director, was deployed on an 18-month mission in May of this year. He is currently serving in Kuwait. Since his departure, he has been communicating with fellow colleagues through e-mails. Through e-mail, Jaramillo said that soldiers have access to DVD players but no DVD discs.

As a result, Karen Sallee, BC administrative assistant, and Kathleen Loomis-Tubbesing, BC coordinator for Distance Learning, have coordinated a campus-wide DVD drive.

New and used DVDs are welcome, however, they must be rated no higher than R. Cash contributions are also being accepted to cover shipping costs. On an average, the cost for shipping ranges from $40-$45, Loomis-Tubbesing said.

So far, Sallee and Loomis-Tubbesing have sent one shipment which consisted of 125 DVDs, Sallee said. The movies donated ranged from action, comedy, old classics, westerns and dramas. However, in another recent e-mail sent by Jaramillo, he indicated that soldiers have showed interest in TV show season editions, such as the “OC,” “24,” “CSI,” “Law and Order” and “Desperate Housewives.”

Jaramillo also wrote that the DVDs have become quite a hit.

Currently, there is another shipment pending. Approximately 150 DVDs have been collected, Sallee said. The second shipment will be mailed within the next two weeks.

DVDs can be dropped off with Sallee in the Administration Building, room 16.

Notes to “Any Soldier” are also welcome.

The DVD project is an ongoing project, and we will keep sending the DVDs as long as people keep donating them, said Sallee and Loomis-Tubbesing.