R. Reed Mendelson Jr. has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the Banners at McNeese production “Letters Home.” The stage production brings to life letters from soldiers who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. The show is set for Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in the F.G. Bulber Auditorium. Admission is free. On hand for the donation are, from left, Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president, Mendelson, Brook Hanemann, Banners at McNeese director, and Jody Taylor, Banners at McNeese assistant director. McNeese Photo