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OperationAdopt a Soldier Deliver “Shoe Box Christmas” to Veterans Home


Operation Adopt a Soldier delivered 122 Shoe Box Christmases to the Veterans Home in Holyoke, Mass on Dec. 12. Left to right: Danielle Hayes Recreation Coordinator and Colleen Strunk-Ackerley Volunteer Coordinator, Marine Lcpl. Rachael Pinter), Cliff Seguin- Founder of Operation Adopt a Soldier and co-chair Mike Lehet. Photo provided.

WILTON — Operation Adopt a Soldier located in Wilton, delivered 122 Shoe Box Christmases to all the veterans in the Veterans Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts last week.

The Shoe Christmas were wrapped by volunteers of OAS and the boxes consisted of fruit, warm hat and gloves, small Christmas Tree, stuffed animal, and many other items.