News Release from: Sandy Fire District
CHRISTMAS BASKET AND GIVING TREES!
Posted: November 30th, 2012 2:28 PM
Applications are now being accepted!
This year marks the 57th that our community schools, youth organizations, Kiwanis, Sandy Fire, Sandy Police, businesses and citizens have pulled together to manage a Christmas Basket and Toy Drive. These programs help create "Christmas" in homes that would otherwise never know this simple joy.
The baskets contain at least a Christmas dinner and gifts for each child 17 years and younger living in the home. Dinner includes canned and dried goods, bread, meats, and dairy products, enough food for several meals in most cases.
How to Help
This program has been tremendously successful in the past because of our community's compassionate and generous giving. All of the food, gifts, and money to buy the perishable goods are donated from the citizens and businesses in our local area.
Canned Food
The vast majority of canned goods are received from our local youth, who support this program by hosting canned food drives in their schools and at many local businesses. The Leadership Club at Sandy High School helps by spearheading this effort. The canned food drive has been a huge success every year. Assembling the boxes is done with help from the Leadership, Key Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and other community volunteers.
Gifts and Cash Donations
Businesses, local organizations, and the general public round out this wonderful program with: Cash donations, which can be made directly to:
Sandy Kiwanis: PO Box 1261, Sandy OR 97055
TOYS ARE NEEDED!
A GREAT way to Donate Toys -and a FREE DINNER!!!
Please join us on Monday, December 10th, from 5 - 8 (last meal will be served at 8pm) at Marli's Restaurant (Mountain View Golf Club, 27195 Se. Kelso Rd., Boring, Oregon 97009). Bring in an unwrapped toy worth at least $10 and you will receive a piping hot wonderfully tasty FULL dinner served by your very own Sandy Firefighters! If you haven't made it to one of these great meals yet, you are missing out on a fantastic tradition.
This generous donation of meals provided by our local restaurant, helps ensure Christmas for many, many families. Please mark your calendars today and let your local firefighters serve you a nice hot meal with a nice heaping portion of smiles and fun!
Unwrapped gifts can also be donated by bringing them to Collection Barrels located across the community of Sandy: Sandy Fire District Main Station, Mt. Hood Athletic Club, Prudential NW, Sandy Branch of Clackamas County Bank, and Sandy Les Schwab.
This program could not continue without your support!
Families in need (or people who know of families) are encouraged to call 503-668-8093 to sign up for this program by visiting, Sandy Fire District Main Station: 17460 Bruns Ave, Sandy OR 97055, during regular (weekday) business hours.
If you know of a family in need, please give them this information and encourage them to participate in this program.
If you are able to 'adopt a family' or would simply like to help out, please let call 503-668-8093.
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