WNY lives up to generous reputation!!

(This letter to the Editor was published in the Clarence Bee).

Once again the people of Western New York have lived up to their reputation as being some of the most generous people in America.
As New York State Manager of Soldiers' Angels (www.soldiersangels.com) I initiated a donation drive to send stockings to our soldiers overseas for Christmas. Thank you so much to the Clarence Public Library. They offered to be a drop-off site for the donations. In a time of fiscal uncertainty and many library closings this shows how much a part of the community our libraries are!
It was amazing and touching to see the support given for the soldiers. There were letters and cards from cub scout troops, churches, classrooms, individuals, brownie groups, and many others! The generosity of everyone was OVERWHELMING!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I was able to fill 50 stockings AND send another 50 boxes to our heroes overseas!

God bless each of you and have a Merry Christmas! I know our soldiers will!

Cheryl Bayer
Clarence NY

Merry Christmas to All!!

Wishing everyone a very blessed and Merry Christmas!

Ben will be home from U of Albany on the 23rd, Britt is done for this semester, and Bethany and Nick just returned from a funfilled weekend in NYC!! Baby Bella will celebrate her 1st Christmas with Natie, Mommy and Daddy and all the rest of the family!!

I have been working 2 jobs and am a little crazy!

James (Bucky) will be coming home for a visit on February 22. His birthday is the next day so we will be having a huge birthday/Thanksgiving/Christmas party for him!!

....AND the best news of all.......Chris arrives back in the US from Iraq!! I am so grateful that he is coming home! Julie, Calli, Beth and I will be driving down to welcome his whole platoon of heroes home!! He will be at Ft. Bragg NC for a short time and then will be able to come home to NY for a couple of weeks!!!!!

What a great way to end this crazy year!!!!!

Hoo-yah!!!