Thanks to everyone’s efforts, more than 135 veterans who must spend the Christmas holiday in the VA Medical Center in Syracuse will be receiving a stocking filled with personal care items. In addition, the hospital received items to give to veterans as they’re being discharged, such as sweatpants and T-shirts. Leader Barclay said the outpouring from the community was overwhelming. 

Leader Barclay wants to thank the many groups, businesses, organizations and individuals who made this drive possible including Thank A Service Member; Fulton Veteran’s Council; American Legion; Fulton Block Builders; Oswego Industries; Language Other Than English (LOTE) Club at G. Ray Bodley High School; Universal Metal Works; Oswego County legislators Brad Trudell, Kern Yerdon and Mike Yerdon; CiTi BOCES students who sewed stockings; Fulton Rotary; North Volney United Methodist Church; Lanigan Elementary 1^st and 2^nd graders who made cards; Oswego County Youth Bureau and many other individuals who contributed to the drive over the past three weeks.