Aspiring Writers Christmas 2007 Edition
Boastie's Boxes for the Troops
A small town all light up for
Christmas.
Christmas.
A beautiful tree in the forest.
America Supports You: West Virginia Group Boosts Troop Morale
By Toni Maltagliati
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2007 – From stocking hats to shower
shoes, a West Virginia-based group is actively filling requests from
U.S. troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, sending them
about 50 boxfuls of care packages each week.
The West Virginia National Guard's 150th Aviation Regiment is
working with American Supports You supporter Boatsie's Boxes so
the group can have a large space to fill, pack and ship holiday
care packages as part of Operation Christmas Stocking.
“‘Boatsie’s Boxes’ began when my son, Patrick, a master sergeant in
the United States Air Force, forwarded an urgent personal request
from the deputy director of programs in Baghdad asking for our
help,” said Gail “Boatsie” Van Vranken, president and founder of
Boatsie’s Boxes Inc. “We will continue to support our troops in
whatever way will bring them comfort.”
Boatsie’s Boxes is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense
Department program connecting citizens and corporations with
military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.
Van Vranken and her family, along with volunteers in New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, began gathering supplies to send to
servicemembers in 2004.
“Our boxes are going to several hospitals, groups of young troops
(deployed for the first time), and -- thanks to our very dedicated
United States airmen, Marines, soldiers and sailors -- items are now
reaching the forward lines of operation all over Iraq and
Afghanistan,” Van Vranken said.
Along with weekly care packages, Boatsie’s Boxes conducts three
seasonal projects each year. The first, a Valentine’s Day campaign
called “Hearts to Our Troops,” is held to gather heart-shaped
greetings and candy expressing support for military members.
The second seasonal push, “Operation Jelly Bean Express,” is held
in the spring and ensures troops get a taste of home wherever they
are serving.
Summer brings “Beat the Heat,” a drive for donations focused on
products to help protect troops from the harsh sun and sand.
Boatsie’s Boxes currently is conducting its annual “Operation
Christmas Stocking.” Through this project, the group will send
20,000 gift-filled stockings overseas this December.
Related Sites:
Boatsie’s Boxes
America Supports You
By Toni Maltagliati
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2007 – From stocking hats to shower
shoes, a West Virginia-based group is actively filling requests from
U.S. troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, sending them
about 50 boxfuls of care packages each week.
The West Virginia National Guard's 150th Aviation Regiment is
working with American Supports You supporter Boatsie's Boxes so
the group can have a large space to fill, pack and ship holiday
care packages as part of Operation Christmas Stocking.
“‘Boatsie’s Boxes’ began when my son, Patrick, a master sergeant in
the United States Air Force, forwarded an urgent personal request
from the deputy director of programs in Baghdad asking for our
help,” said Gail “Boatsie” Van Vranken, president and founder of
Boatsie’s Boxes Inc. “We will continue to support our troops in
whatever way will bring them comfort.”
Boatsie’s Boxes is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense
Department program connecting citizens and corporations with
military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.
Van Vranken and her family, along with volunteers in New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, began gathering supplies to send to
servicemembers in 2004.
“Our boxes are going to several hospitals, groups of young troops
(deployed for the first time), and -- thanks to our very dedicated
United States airmen, Marines, soldiers and sailors -- items are now
reaching the forward lines of operation all over Iraq and
Afghanistan,” Van Vranken said.
Along with weekly care packages, Boatsie’s Boxes conducts three
seasonal projects each year. The first, a Valentine’s Day campaign
called “Hearts to Our Troops,” is held to gather heart-shaped
greetings and candy expressing support for military members.
The second seasonal push, “Operation Jelly Bean Express,” is held
in the spring and ensures troops get a taste of home wherever they
are serving.
Summer brings “Beat the Heat,” a drive for donations focused on
products to help protect troops from the harsh sun and sand.
Boatsie’s Boxes currently is conducting its annual “Operation
Christmas Stocking.” Through this project, the group will send
20,000 gift-filled stockings overseas this December.
Related Sites:
Boatsie’s Boxes
America Supports You
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