Candy Collection Exceeds Expectations
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
When Jane Holmes contacted the Times-Union a couple of months ago, asking the community for candy for the troops, she didn't quite expect all the sweetness she received.
Holmes planned to send her son, Army soldier Nicholas Patterson, a nice Christmas package featuring a variety of candy.
She hoped to also send treats, in quart-sized bags, to her son's associates - other service men and women. At the end of September her goal was 800 packages.
She sent 1,667 goody bags in 21 large shipping boxes Nov. 6.
"It was far bigger than I ever expected," the DePuy employee said.
Donations of candy and other items poured into the collection boxes set up at DePuy. Much to her surprise, DePuy paid for shipping, too.
Lakeview Middle School students collected candy for weeks. Elementary school children wrote letters (which they hope are answered). Prayers were tucked into each bag, too.
Donations came from area stores and the hospital.
Holmes and her husband, Scott, both work at DePuy.
Nicholas is a 2001 graduate of Rochester High School. He has a son, Reilley, 3, who resides in Akron. His father and stepmother are Jim and Virginia Patterson, Rochester. [[In-content Ad]]
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When Jane Holmes contacted the Times-Union a couple of months ago, asking the community for candy for the troops, she didn't quite expect all the sweetness she received.
Holmes planned to send her son, Army soldier Nicholas Patterson, a nice Christmas package featuring a variety of candy.
She hoped to also send treats, in quart-sized bags, to her son's associates - other service men and women. At the end of September her goal was 800 packages.
She sent 1,667 goody bags in 21 large shipping boxes Nov. 6.
"It was far bigger than I ever expected," the DePuy employee said.
Donations of candy and other items poured into the collection boxes set up at DePuy. Much to her surprise, DePuy paid for shipping, too.
Lakeview Middle School students collected candy for weeks. Elementary school children wrote letters (which they hope are answered). Prayers were tucked into each bag, too.
Donations came from area stores and the hospital.
Holmes and her husband, Scott, both work at DePuy.
Nicholas is a 2001 graduate of Rochester High School. He has a son, Reilley, 3, who resides in Akron. His father and stepmother are Jim and Virginia Patterson, Rochester. [[In-content Ad]]