CHRISTMAS BASKET AND GIVING TREES! NOVEMBER 1ST WAS THE KICK OFF!
Posted: November 10th, 2011 4:12 PM
Boring Fire District News Release
Each and every year, Boring Fire District manages the Christmas Basket and Giving Tree Program for its local community. This program helps create "Christmas" in homes that would otherwise never know this simple joy.
Baskets are delivered that contain a Christmas dinner and gifts for each child in the home. Dinner includes canned and dried goods, bread, and turkey, enough for several meals in most cases.
Each year Boring Fire District feeds over one hundred families. This tremendous program is made possible through our community's outpouring of support.
How to Help
This program has been incredibly successful in the past because of our community's compassionate and generous giving. The citizens and businesses in the area donate the food and gifts for the Christmas baskets.
Canned Food
The vast majority of canned goods are received from our children, who support this program by hosting canned food drives in our local schools.
These canned food drives have been a huge success every year! In fact last year, our local schools collected over 22,000 cans of food! This year's winning class in each school will receive a volunteer firefighter sponsored Pizza Party!
Gifts and Cash Donations
Businesses/organizations, and the general public round out this wonderful program with cash donations. If you have the ability to assist with funding this program, please stop by or mail donations to the Boring Volunteer Firefighters Association and mark them for the "Christmas Basket Program" (Boring Fire District: 28655 SE Hwy 212/PO Box 85, Boring OR 97009).
Your financial gift will be used to purchase perishable food and special gifts for unique needs.
Giving Trees
Unwrapped gifts can be placed beneath the Giving Trees. These trees have tags that describe the gifts that are most needed. Giving Trees are located in the following businesses:
* Damascus McDonalds
* Christ the Vine Church
* Clackamas County Bank (Boring Branch)
* Damascus Bi-Mart
* Damascus Key Bank
* Pub 212
* Timber Pub & Grub
* Eagle Creek Elementary School
* Deep Creek Middle School
* Damascus Middle School
* Damascus City Hall
* Boring Middle School
* Naas Elementary School
* Gresham School District Main Office
How to Sign up to Receive a Christmas Basket
A family member may come into Boring Fire District's Main Station, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and fill out an application (28655 SE Hwy 212, Boring). Identification is required!
If you know of a family in need, please ensure that they receive this information and encourage them to participate in the program. All of the families served are located within our own local community. If you have any additional questions about this program, please feel free to contact Kathie at 503-663-4638.
Schedule of Events
* November 1st - Canned food drive begins in local schools.
* November 28th - Giving Trees are placed in community locations listed above
* December 15th - Boring Fire District wraps presents and packs food boxes at 5:30pm - community welcome to wrap gifts.
* December 17th - Baskets are delivered between 9:00am and noon.
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