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BULLSEYE News 3November 20, 2015
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Annual Airman Cookie Drive preparation begins
By Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, the
Nevada Test and Training Range, as well Leslie Boutwell, wife of 99th Air Base Wing commander Col. Richard Boutwell, holds a A gingerbread man is stitched on the
as the local community are working dili- card created by a child from a local school for the Annual Airmen Cookie Drive at Nellis apron of an Annual Airman Cookie Drive
gently to prepare for the annual Airman Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 17. Holiday cards and handcrafted confectionary goodies are Committee member’s apron at Nellis Air
Cookie Drive. gifted to Airmen during the holidays. Preparation for the event in December began in Force Base, Nev., Nov. 18. Members of
October and will continue up until the day of the event. the committee wear the apron during
The cookie drive is an annual tradition meetings and when they assemble the
where sweet treats and confectionary cre- goodies for the cookie drive. The cookie
ations are gifted to single Airmen living drive is an annual tradition where sweet
in the dorms of Nellis and Creech AFBs. treats and confectionary creations are
gifted to single Airmen living in the dorms
The annual event was implemented of Nellis and Creech AFBs.
several years ago and is hosted at other
bases around the Air Force. The drive is
a way to bring Airmen the presence of
family during the holidays, and is also a
way to give back.
“I hope (the Airmen) will feel a little
bit of home,” said Eva Culbreth, wife of
99th Civil Engineer Squadron superin-
tendent Chief Master Sgt. Christopher
Culbreth. “All of us, all of the volunteers
throughout this area baking the cookies
hope to give them a taste of home.”
Planning for the event began in October
and the Cookie Drive Committee meets
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis monthly leading up to the event. Besides
planning the event, the committee also
The Annual Airman Cookie Drive committee laughs as they prepare their assembly of holiday cards made by children from local schools works with organizations and volunteers in
at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 18. The annual event was implemented several years ago and is hosted at other bases around the Air the community that donate holiday cards
Force. The cookie drive is a way to bring Airmen the presence of family during the holidays and is also a way to give back. and baked goods for the Airmen.
“My favorite thing about the cookie
drive is looking at the cards the kids
made,“ said Leslie Boutwell, wife of
99th Air Base Wing commander Col.
Richard Boutwell. “You know, the kids
are so creative and they say the sweet-
est things and just seeing all that and
knowing they are going to our Airmen,
it really does make your heart smile to
know that is going to be a part of their
holiday season.”
For those wishing to donate cookies to
the drive, there will be a drop-off point
for their baked creations at the Nellis
AFB Chapel on Dec. 14 from 6 to 9 a.m.
“We try to mound the plates with
these beautiful, wonderful homemade
cookies,” said Boutwell. “I hope person-
ally (the Airmen) can experience that
taste of home and know they are loved,
appreciated and thought of. I hope that
is what they can receive from this. Those
warm feelings, the joy that comes with
cookies, and a big ol’ glass of milk. So
I hope it brings them some comfort,
warmth and joy.”
Volunteers are needed to bake a va-
riety of cookies as well as help pack and
tie bags for delivery. For those donating
cookies, it is important to remember to
use disposable containers for donations.
For those wishing to volunteer and for
more information, contact nelliscook-
iedrive@gmail.com.
