Joliet Junior College, Joliet IL supports our Troops

Tina Ruiter & Judy Baskin stand by container of goodies collected for our Troops at Joliet Junior College, IL.

Jennifer Molenda sealing the snack packs

Terrie Rose packing up the snacks

These kindergarten and second grade students of Buckeye Elementary School, Brilliant Ohio won the contest for bringing in the most jelly beans..great job!!!!

Commanders, present and past, American Legion Post 573 Brilliant, Ohio.. Gene Peck & Bill Symthe are always leading the way supporting our Troops!!!

OPERATION CHRISTMAS STOCKING

2008

School children, businesses, church & civic groups, across the Ohio Valley and across the Country help support Operation Christmas Stocking, thank you all for your fantastic support!!!

Zoomie setting up for the BIG day..

Ready to roll!!!!

Theresa & Sheri..Always a team effort

stuffing the stockings

Ohio valley Community turns out November 8th to stuff Christmas Stockings at the WV National Guard facility

closing up the stockings..

packing line..

Zoomie, Boatsie & lana gail ( our future volunteer)

One of our young volunteers

labeling the boxes, Thanks Dana!!

Sarah, Boatsie's granddaughter

great smiles!!!

Dave Squier

Sarah & Zoomie, having a chat

Theresa & Mr. Boatsie

Art & Norine Lerczak..keeping the boxes coming!!

Mac bringing in more Christmas Stockings

Dave Taylor & Shayne Welling

Gary, 'Mr. Zoomie' Loh..Always doing SOOOO much behind the scenes

Everything's OK!!!!

Welcome home, from Iraq, Shayne Welling and his wife Dawn!!!

we can always count on Zack & Josh!!

We will NEVER forget!!!

Boxes ready to ship!!!! Merry Christmas!!

MOVER MOMS BRING CHOCOLATE TO WHEELING!!

Rebecca Kahlenberg, on left, founder of Bethesda Md. charity group, Mover Moms, holds up signs used to promote " Treats for the Troops"..Sgt Nelson & Sgt Frank of the WV National Guard help unload the Treats..Cheryl Fisher, 3rd from left drove a separate vehicle..there was so much candy!!!

packing up the treats

ready to go to West Virginia!!!

unloading the candy!!!

Rebecca getting an up close and personal look at the Blackhawk from Sgt Frank

Sgt Nelson, Cheryl, Rebecca & Sgt Frank

Cheryl & Rebecca stand in the drill room of the WV National Guard Facility after their five hour drive from Bethesda MD to deliver enough candy to fill 6,700 Christmas Stockings..

GROUPS STUFFING CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Lisa & Seth Rambo from Avon, OH making stockings

Beautiful job, Rambo Family..Stockings ready to ship!!

Lindsay, Connie, Chris & Denise from the Weirton Medical Center Pharmacy filled little blue bags full of items for Our Troops

Kindergarteners from St. Vincent de Paul Parish School help gather 45 stockings for our Troops.

Ms Crumlich's Kindergarten class Albany Ave. Linderhurst, Long Island, NY are all smiles as they finish filling their stockings!!!

Christine O'Brien's stocking stuffing party, hopewell NJ..kids writing cards..

Christine O'B 's adults help too!!!!

A good time in Hopewell..

Roy Forren and members of Otsego Bible Chapel, Mullens WV, send 63 boxes of Christmas goodies to our Troops

Students from Our lady of the Sacred Heart School, Reading Ohio helped to collect over 6,000 items to fill stockings

Sacred Heart students

Cub Scout Pack 44 from Morgantown, WV..great job!!!!

American Legion Commander, Rick Sibert of Post 639 Claysville, Pa presented Boatsie with a check and 202 Christmas Stockings!!

Adjutant Larry Sprowls & Commander Rick Sibert helped load the car with stockings and extra items..

Thank you Claysville!!!!!

Adding 54 more Stockings, Eileen & Frank Higgs from North Branch Presbyterian Church in Monaca, PA...

Marlene & Robin Brunton dropping off Christmas Stockings, Val & Boatsie with Lana ( Boatsie's newest granddaughter)!!

Members of the GFWC/Sharonville federated Woman's Club put together 150 stockings.

Cub Scout Pack 477 from Jacksonville, Florida packed 68 Christmas Stockings.

Way to go Hunter Galligan & staff of the Oberlin Animal Hospital!!!!

Students from Blue Ridge Middle School in Northeastern Pa, hold stockings they filled for our Troops...

Members of the Proctorville, OH women's club holding finished stockings.

Looking good!!!

thank you ladies!!!

Members of Wheeling Park High School's Hi Y Club, Wheeling WV, hold Christmas Stockings that are ready to be filled

STEUBENVILLE OHIO
SUPPORTS THE TROOPS!!!
A huge thanks to
Joe DiAlbert, owner of the Spot bar,
for hosting this event!!!!

Presenting The Colors

21 gun salute

Supporting our Troops!!!

Welcome message from the mayor

SSG travis, Boatsie & SFC kearns

Mr. mayor with the 'movers & shakers'

Sweet sounds thanks to Tom Graham

Sgt George Case

Setting up the band

SFC Dominic A. Merritt , Recruting Station Commander

Thank you Joe, Debbie & Cathy!!!!!

delicious Hot dogs & Hamburgers!!

Beautiful faces

Thank you, Plain Jane's!

The food scene

The hot dog eating contest

The Winner!!

members of the band,Yesterday's Hooligans with friends

Fun for all ages!!

A special day to honor our Troops!!!

OPERATION BEAT THE HEAT 2008

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Operation Christmas Stocking 2007

Janell 'Zoomie' Loh, special project's coordinator for Boatsie's Boxes ( in stocking ), Theresa McClure & kids & Our Guys are home and ready to roll with Operation Christmas Stocking

CW4 Bob McClure & LTC Larry Graham WV National Guard ..Thank you for all you do!!!

'Santa' helpers & Theresa

CW4 Bob McClure, Boatsie & LTC Larry Graham

Folks from Orchard Park Child Care Center, Russell Nesbitt Services, Inc, Wheeling Country Day School and WV Division of Rehabilition combine efforts to fill Christmas Stockings for Operation Christmas Stocking

Student Council of Trinity Middle School, Washington PA., Boatsie and Clint Blaney distribute 850 stockings to be filled by the students

Health Plan folks, St. Clairsville Ohio raising money for Operation Christmas Stocking

Fund raising activities continue at St. Clairsville and Massillion offices of The Health Plan

!st 1,000 Christmas Stockings picked up by US Postal Workers..Dan Wilson, Bob Michels and Jim Tysk..Thanks Guys!!!

GFWC/Sharonville Federated Women's Club members Elaine Krick, Joan Finan ( Public Affairs Chairman), Carolyn Adams , President of local club and Patrice Booze State President drove 3 1/2 hours to deliver 92 filled stockings for our Troops!!!

Rebecca kahlenberg, the founder of Mover Moms in Washington, DC, her daughter ,Amanda and 'Moms', kicking off Treats for The Troops

Rebecca driving 5 hours to deliver these treats to Wheeling for Operation Christmas Stocking!!!

Bob & Eric help unload candy at The WV National Guard facility gathered by Rebecca's Mover Moms and all the folks in DC

All candy is in house ready for stuffing the stockings!!!

Sharon & Helen Galligan, President of The Proctorville Ohio Woman's Club, bring 114 Christmas Stockings to Wheeling!!

Art Lerczak Chairs BV fund raiser

Art receives contribution

'Overload Maureen'..Wow! Maureen Neely of Ronald Reagan Club Of Belmont County, Ohio collects supplies for our Troops!!!

Night Delivery!!! Maureen, Larry and members of Ronald Reagan Club drop off 90 Christmas Stockings and 48 boxes filled with 'goodies' for our troops.

Robin, Val ( Our Fund Raiser) and Marlene unload a truck load of Christmas Stockings

Almost unloaded!!

Zoomie & our helpers

Jr. Cadets get ready to pack WEA's CD donations into Christmas Stockings, Thank you WEA!!!

Gary ( Mr. Zoomie) & Janell ( Zoomie) Loh..Special projects coordinator organized our stocking stuffing party where the Community filled 5000 stockings for our Troops. Way to go ZOOMIE!!!!

Our Wonderful Community gathered together to stuff Christmas Stockings for Our Troops!!!

Stuffing the stockings!!!

refilling the line

Thank you VFW Bellaire Ohio!!!

Leanne Sliva & Gary DeNoble, Commamder of American Legion Post 525 Adena, OH..bring goodies and donations for the Christmas Stockings!!!

Sharon Combs, on behalf of the members of The First Baptist Chruch of Moundsville WV presents Boatsie with a check in the amount of $2571.00 for Operation Christmas Stocking!!

A trunk load of great items!!!! They filled 100 beautiful overstuffed stockings!!

These wonderful ladies helped sew 1,000 Christmas Stockings too!!

Cindy Mayfield & Nancy Skroko from Joliet Jr. College Bookstore, Joliet IL., cutting & decorating the 250+ Christmas Stockings Mike Maier, the owner, made on his vacation!!!

beautiful job, Jean Arnoldi!!!

Super job!!! Thank you all at Wheeling Hospital!!

SECOND ANNUAL
OPERATION BEAT THE HEAT !!

Chuck Ross looks on as Boatsie accepts donations by Commander Rick Healy

Black Hawk arriving

Jr. Rotc with Chief Moyer, CW4 Jim McPeak & CW4 Bob McClure

Tay Taylor & the wonderful Bake sale ladies

Clowns spreading sunshine

Chief & Zoomie early that morning...setting up!!

Zoomie & Jr. ROTC early morning set up

Busy Sale tables

Diane McConnell

The Patriot Guard Riders beginning our ceremony

American Heritage Girls singing " Old Glory"

American Heritage Girls

Face painters

Pastor Ron McCoy ..openning prayer for our troops

Janell Loh ( Zoomie ) special project cordinator, taking pictures

Val Robertson, fund raiser, selling raffle tickets

Jim & Commanders under the tent

Uncle Sam!!!! of Course!!!

Thank you, Sunshine!

Chief, Bob & Theresa in front of the climbing wall

The Submariners

SSgt Jared Johnson with mini jet

Moundsville Honor Guard

Chuck Ross, John Nanny, Boatsie & Jim

CW4 Bob McClure..Thank you Bob!!!

Matt & Diane

Bob reading the names of those serving our Country and honoring all who have served

Go Bridget!!!!

Patriot Guard and Daniel listing to Our national Anthem beautifully sung by Annie Wright

F-22 Mini Jet and SSN 571 18ft. Nautilus

Now, that sure looks like fun!!

making things secure!

Time to go!

Great Day at Cabela's selling Raffle tickets to support our Troops!!

Shaune & Jim (Mr.Boatsie) holding down the fort!

CW4 Bob McClure, Theresa, Boatsie, Val & Bridget selling Raffle tickets

Troop Appreciation!!!!!!!!

Raising money for Our Guys & Gals

SPRING 2007
OPERATION
JELLY BEAN EXPRESS
ROUND TWO

Students from Marine Park Junior High School..Brooklyn, N.Y. Packing up Easter Goodies!

Brooklyn, N.Y. Students proudly display items to ship to troops for Easter 2007.

More Packing...

OPERATION CHRISTMAS STOCKING 2006

Cassandra Mollocea starts off her stocking with a magazine.

Tom Mollocea and Kathy Seybert finish off stockings with a hand made angel and a face cloth.

Friends of the Youngstown Satellite Group gather at Boatsie's daughter�s house to stuff 200 Christmas Stockings.

Leah, Theresa & Bob McClure at Boatsie's Stockings stuffing party

Henry, Jason, Daniel & Theresa packing the stockings in the basement..

Filling up those stockings with goodies!!!

Commander Rick Sibert and members of American legion Post 639 donate 200 filled stockings to the Troops!!

Fund Raiser at Rising Sun Farms, Phoenix, Oregon

Steve Wilson, Ashland Insurance signs cards for Our Troops

Great Day in Oregon..!!!!

Carol Ann Larson & Sunny enjoying the Day at Rising Sun Farms all sales to benefit Our HEROES

Carol Ann Larson & Dave Meyers

Jenny Cammarata, family and friends pack up 200 stockings from the Market Street School in Boardman, OH

Amy cape puts the final touches on the stockings donated by lakewood UMC in Jacksonville, Florida

Susan Esposito, head of Long Island Chapter of Boatsie's Boxes Hold fund raiser

Raffle Table

Sue & SSgt Holloway at the fund raiser sharing a moment together

Marie Starrantino, Sue Esposito, Sgt Danielle Holloway and Suzi Smith

American Airlines Center, Dallas Texas getting ready to ship donations for the Troops to Boatsie

Bravo McClures!!!! Thanks to your tireless work we sent 10,558 Christmas Stockings to Our Heroes in Iraq & Afghanistan

Ohio Farm Service Agency District # 2

T.O.P. Chapter 1361, PA helped stuff stockings for Christmas 2006

Addie was a big help stuffing Christmas stockings for the troops!

Ladies of Hampshire Manufacturing, Inc. getting ready to ship the stockings they sewed

Sonia, Nancie, Becky & Olivia sending cookies from nashville TN

Christmas Stockings ready for shipment to Afghanistan!!

David H. Malin, Capt, USAF, MSC, CEM distributed Christmas Stockings to the wounded in Iraq - Photo's taken with permission.

Bob talking to the children about Black Hawks and his Unit The 150th deployed from Wheeling

The Central Elementary children, CW4 Robert McClure & Boatsie are talking about Operation Christmas Stocking

Project Christmas Stocking - 2005

This is the sign in front of Bob's Chevrolet in Barnesville, OH

The Florida Keys Paradise Quilt Guild made and stuffed 167 Christmas stockings for our troops in Iraq.

102 Christmas Stockings were made by the Sonshine Quilters and Ladies from Moundsville Baptist Church

Walmart's Assistant manager in St. Clairsville Ohio, Tony Bussa, Boatsie, Zoomie & Emily, Zoomie's daughter, kicking off Operation: Christmas Stocking in the Ohio Valley

The Women on Missions Organization of First Baptist Church Quincy, Florida made 50 stockings for our troops.

Community Education Outreach Service Group, Ohio County, W.V.

Fort Henry Piece Makers, Wheeling, W.V.

Boatsie accepting stockings from Women's Auxiliary AL Post 168, Barnesville, Ohio

Palatine Women's Group made and stuffed 50 stockings, Palatine, IL

Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, Boardman, O.H.

Students from the American Institute Harding University, Searcy Arkansas gather items for Christmas Stockings.

Zoomie and Kids from the Laughlin Chapel,Wheeling, WV Decorate and Stuff 144 Christmas Stockings for the Troops!

Commander Tom Cline, American Legion Post 114 Chester, WV gather items for Christmas Stockings.

Members of the American Legion in Claysville, P.A. stuffed 200 Christmas Stockings for our Troops.

Jim & Ron from the Post Office picking up boxes to send to Iraq.

Donna Gow mailing 161 Christmas Stockings

Susan Esposito (Center) and family, including daughter Suzi (Right) of the great band "Sweet Suzi & the Blues Experience" hosts a fundraiser every year for Boatsie's Boxes.

Peggy Nielson from Beech Bottom WV working hard to raise money for Operation: Christmas Stockings

Sunday School Class First Presbyterian Church, Montrose, Pa.

Folks from Grace Lutheran Church in Hop Bottom, PA, helped put 25 stockings together for Our Troops

Ben Moses (left) and Gayle Pigford (right) drove 1800 miles round trip from North Carolina to deliver 203 stockings to Boatsie!

HI Y Club members of Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling WV stuffed 100 stockings and raised money to ship them to our Troops

Students at Mt. DeChantal, Wheeling, W. V. Packing 250 Christmas Stockings!

Christine O'brien & Lisa Sprague & kids from Hopewell NJ stuffing 75 stockings

Blue Ridge Elementary, New Milford, PA Sends Holiday Stockings to Soldiers

Art Lerczak, and fellow employees at First Energy, Beaver Valley Power Station, Shippingport PA, raised over $3500.00 for Operation: Christmas Stocking

Operation Jelly Bean Express, Easter 2006

Janel Loh ( Zoomie) Boatsie's Special projects Coordinator, her daughter Emily, Wendy Barbeau the outreach Chairman of First Christian Church in Wheeling and Boatsie kicking off Operation Jelly bean Express

Chuck Ross, Manager of Dollar Tree in Moundsville, W.V. and Boatsie setting up jelly bean collection boxes for Operation Jelly Bean Express.

Volunteers from Park High School's Hi-Y club , the Boy Scouts and Zoomie, Boatsie's project coordinator, begin to unload some of the 10,000 jelly beans that will be shipped to Our Troops

Zoomie and Boatsie get Operation Jelly Bean Express Shipping Day underway!

Leah Van Vranken, Boatsie's youngest daughter was a huge help during this project.

A big THANK YOU to Ron Black & Dan Wilson of the Wheeling, U.S. Postal Service are always on hand to pick up boxes for all our special projects.

Volunteers bagging, twisting and shipping Jelly Bean Bags.

Troops will receive a bag of Jelly Beans with a message from the Volunteers and from Boatsie.

Zoomie, Ron Black, Boatsie, Dan Wilson & Leah Van Vranken pause for a photograph during Operation Jelly Bean.

Wheeling's, Channel Seven showed up to record the action!

OPERATION BEAT THE HEAT FUNDRAISER

Janell Loh ( Zoomie)..special projects, Boatsie, Emily & Daniel Zoomie's Children, Chuck Ross manager of The Dollar Tree Store Moundsville WV, and Valerie Robertson. Gather together to kick off Operation Beat the Heat.