6th Annual Adopt-A-Sailor Christmas Dinner

December 25, 2009

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Merry Christmas,

My daughter was one of the sailors that was at your lodge today.

I want to thank you for making my daughter feel the best she has felt in a few weeks.

Thank you for making her Christmas a beautiful memory

J. F.

Selden, New York

Gentlemen,

I am the mother of a US Sailor... She attended your Christmas dinner this year. This is the first time my daughter and I have been separated. She was not home for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year. I just want to thank you for your hospitality towards her and her shipmates. You made her day and mine. She called me and it was the first time we spoke in 7 weeks. I wept with delight. She was overwhelmed by the experience and kindness. They hadn't been around civilians since October, the whole town of McHenry was wonderful. She loved the movie and the home cooked meal. I want to give you a heartfelt thank you. You gave someone in New Jersey the best gift possible without even realizing. God Bless You all and your families.

M. S.

Creamridge, NJ

Just a huge thank you for adopting my Sailor for Christmas. He was with one of the divisions that your group adopted December 25th, 2009. It meant so much to me knowing that he got to spend the holiday with such an amazing group of people, and to him that there are people that support the life changing decision that he has made. Words are not enough to express my appreciation, but they will have to do for now. Again, thank you from the bottom of this mothers heart for what your group did for our sons and daughters.

K. U.

Ada, Oklahoma

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For the 6th year McHenry Masonic Lodge No. 158 – A.F.&A.M. hosted a dinner on Christmas Day for fifty-one sailors through the Navy’s Adopt-a-Sailor program. Donations from other local Lodges and area businesses helped the Masons treat the sailors, twenty-seven men and twenty-four women from Great Lakes Recruit Training Command-Division 030, to free movies and refreshments at the McHenry Theater, free phone calls home, Christmas photos and cards for loved ones and a full Christmas dinner of ham, turkey, and all the sides.

Worshipful Master Chris Scheiblhofer said "We appreciate the service of these young men and women. Providing them with a place to relax, see a movie, call friends and family, mail Christmas cards to loved ones, and have a nice meal is just a small way for us to say 'Thank you, and we're proud of you'. Their commitment to our country has kept them away from family on Christmas Day. We just wanted to make sure they weren't alone."

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