Lara Paschalidis lives in Norwalk, CT with her husband, Harry, and their two children. She works as a Publisher’s assistant for Federal Street Press. Lara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, MO.

She has volunteered with Connecticut Food Bank and the American Red Cross. She also supports campaigns such as One.org, World Food Programme, Unicef, IOCC, and Americares - organizations that help end world hunger, disease, and AIDs, and help with the education of children.

Lara is proud to say that one of her Grandfathers served in WWI and another one served in WWII. Her uncle also served in the Korean War. She currently has friends that are serving in the Military.

She became involved with Give2TheTroops® not only because she wanted to show her support to the Servicemen and Servicewomen who protect us on a daily basis but also to make sure they know how much we appreciate them.

Lara has been directing various Give2TheTroops volunteer activities at Headquarters since 2004.