Shown are Signal 8 Saloon owner Craig Delmarco and Boatsie's Boxes Long Island Chapter President Susan Esposito, along with Christmas stockings packaged for our troops in Iraq, which were donated by local residents and businesses of Copiague, Amity Harbor, and Lindenhurst.

This effort is part of Operation Christmas Stockings held annually by Boatsie's Boxes of Long Island, headquartered in Lindenhurst. While Esposito runs and operates Boatsie's Boxes all year long by seeing that our troops overseas constantly get "goodies from home", it is during the Christmas holidays that Susan wants our troops to have an even greater "sense of home".

Anyone wishing additional information regarding Boatsie's Boxes and its activities can visit the web site at BoatsieLongIsland.org, or Susan Esposito usan@BoatsieLongIsland. org.