{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://chriscollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-collins-thanks-2016-holiday-mail-for-troops-participants", "Congressman Collins Thanks 2016 Holiday Mail for Troops Participants", "2016-12-23", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Chris Collins", "C001092", "chriscollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Chris Collins today released the following statement offering his appreciation to the elementary schools, businesses, and community organizations throughout New York\u2019s 27th\u00a0Congressional District that participated in his office\u2019s annual \u201cHoliday Mail for Troops\u201d project. Over 2,000 holiday cards, including personalized letters and creative crafts, were collected this year. The cards will be delivered to the men and women serving at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS) and abroad before Christmas Day.\n\u201cOur annual Holiday Mail for Troops project is a great opportunity for our community to show its support for the service men and women who will be away from their loved ones during the holidays,\u201d said\u00a0Congressman Collins. \u201cThank you to all of the students, teachers, businesses, and community advocates who helped send over 2,000 holiday cards to the men and women serving at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.\u201d\nEach year, Congressman Collins\u2019 office reaches out to all NY-27 elementary schools to join together to show our appreciation during the holiday season for the service members located at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. Below is a list of the 2016 \u201cHoliday Mail for Troops\u201d project participants:\n Arbor Commercial Mortgage, Depew\n\tCharlotte Avenue Elementary, Hamburg\n\tColden Elementary, Colden\n\tDrake Elementary, North Tonawanda\n\tEden Central School District, Eden\n\tEggert Road Elementary, Orchard Park\n\tEllicott Elementary, Orchard Park\n\tElma Primary, Elma\n\tHoneoye Falls-Lima Elementary, Lima\n\tHyde Park Elementary, Niagara Falls\n\tJackson Primary, Batavia\n\tJohn A. Sciole Elementary, Depew\n\tJohn Kennedy Elementary, Batavia\n\tHenry J. Kalfas Magnet School, Niagara Falls\n\tKendall Elementary School, Kendall\n\tMaple Avenue Elementary, Niagara Falls\n\tMount Morris Central School District, Mt. Morris\n\tNorth-Street PAWS Club, Geneva\n\tPembroke Elementary, East Pembroke\n\tPerry Elementary, Perry\n\tPratt Elementary, Barker\n\tRonald L. Sodoma Elementary, Albion\n\tUnion-Pleasant Elementary, Hamburg\n\tVictor Central School District, Victor\n\tWarsaw Elementary, Warsaw\n\tWest Street Elementary, Sanborn\n\tWinchester Elementary, Buffalo\n\tWyoming Central School District, Wyoming\n\tYork Elementary, York\n For pictures of some of the 2,000 cards Congressman Collins\u2019 office collected this year, please visit our Flickr album:https://flic.kr/s/aHskK9C23W.\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://chriscollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-collins-thanks-2016-holiday-mail-for-troops-participants"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4961131382733583, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}