To the editor:

I want to thank everyone for helping me for Christmas. People have helped me mail packages to the soldiers. I worked with Grace Gate, whom I want to thank for getting 120 packages to our soldiers. I also want to thank Paul Herrmann, Diane Reandeau, combat vet Raymond LaFlame, Kim McCray, Jason Grimm and the Wart Hogs for their donations to make Christmas better for our soldiers. They all did a wonderful job.

My thanks go to all the people who gave me gifts for the nursing homes. Thanks to those who helped me deliver them to each room. It went very well this year, with everyone getting a gift.

Also a special thanks to the man J.R. for buying two new bikes for a 12-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. They were beautiful bikes. God bless you, sir.

My wish is to open a good Samaritan House for the needy and our soldiers. If we all work together, what a beautiful world we would have.

Love and peace,

Shirley Hosler

Saranac Lake