The Place and UCC gather for Thanksgiving baskets
NORWICH - With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many families will find themselves roaming area supermarkets and grocery store aisles for the assorted food items necessary to prepare the traditional family dinner.
For those unable to offset the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, The Place – in conjunction with The United Church of Christ (UCC) –, is currently holding a food drive, collecting non-perishable food items for UCC’s Thanksgiving baskets that will be handed out to families in need on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Area children and teens at The Place have made it a goal this year to collect at least 200 boxes of stuffing. Other non-perishable items that are needed include canned corn, canned peas, canned carrots, canned fruit, canned cranberry sauce, canned gravy or gravy mix, canned soup, and canned yams.
Along with collecting the food items, teens and children will be helping the UCC in basket assembly; and the teens will also aid in distribution of the baskets to area families in need.
In 2012, The Place and UCC distributed some 200 baskets and nine gift certificates to area families. 2013 marks the sixth year that students and staff of The Place have contributed to the continued success of the program.
Linda Oehme of UCC addressed a room full of nearly 35 children and staff with this year’s challenge. As the throng listened, Oehme explained the importance of community donations and how the cost of food items has effected the program.
“On average last year, the cost for one of our Thanksgiving baskets was approximately $21 and the projected cost this year is expected to reach more than $23 per basket,” said Oehme.
Thanks to the efforts of UCC, Saint Bartholomew’s, First Baptist and Emmanuel Episcopal churches, combined with the donations from local businesses such as The Raymond Corporation, Price Chopper and Norwich City Schools, a total of 429 area families were awarded baskets in 2012.
Last year, UCC staff was forced to purchase goods to complete the basket orders that are given free of charge to the area’s financially disadvantaged.
In an attempt to thwart the lack of necessary items this year, the UCC along with The Place and the Boy Scout troop 63 have started collecting the food ites earlier this year than in the past.
Paula Crawford, Director of the KIDS program at The Place said, “Our annual food drive is a wonderful opportunity for the children and teens at The Place to give back to their community.” She added, “There are many families that are in need during the holidays and each box will touch someone’s life.”
“It is great to see the children and teens take pride in these types of service learning projects that we do throughout the year,” said Crawford.
To donate a box of stuffing or other non-perishable items, visit The Place located at 22 E. Main St. in Norwich by Nov. 22.
For more information about donating to the food drive at The Place, contact Paula Crawford at 336-9696. For more information about the UCC Thanksgiving baskets, contact the UCC at 334-3434.
For those unable to offset the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, The Place – in conjunction with The United Church of Christ (UCC) –, is currently holding a food drive, collecting non-perishable food items for UCC’s Thanksgiving baskets that will be handed out to families in need on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Area children and teens at The Place have made it a goal this year to collect at least 200 boxes of stuffing. Other non-perishable items that are needed include canned corn, canned peas, canned carrots, canned fruit, canned cranberry sauce, canned gravy or gravy mix, canned soup, and canned yams.
Along with collecting the food items, teens and children will be helping the UCC in basket assembly; and the teens will also aid in distribution of the baskets to area families in need.
In 2012, The Place and UCC distributed some 200 baskets and nine gift certificates to area families. 2013 marks the sixth year that students and staff of The Place have contributed to the continued success of the program.
Linda Oehme of UCC addressed a room full of nearly 35 children and staff with this year’s challenge. As the throng listened, Oehme explained the importance of community donations and how the cost of food items has effected the program.
“On average last year, the cost for one of our Thanksgiving baskets was approximately $21 and the projected cost this year is expected to reach more than $23 per basket,” said Oehme.
Thanks to the efforts of UCC, Saint Bartholomew’s, First Baptist and Emmanuel Episcopal churches, combined with the donations from local businesses such as The Raymond Corporation, Price Chopper and Norwich City Schools, a total of 429 area families were awarded baskets in 2012.
Last year, UCC staff was forced to purchase goods to complete the basket orders that are given free of charge to the area’s financially disadvantaged.
In an attempt to thwart the lack of necessary items this year, the UCC along with The Place and the Boy Scout troop 63 have started collecting the food ites earlier this year than in the past.
Paula Crawford, Director of the KIDS program at The Place said, “Our annual food drive is a wonderful opportunity for the children and teens at The Place to give back to their community.” She added, “There are many families that are in need during the holidays and each box will touch someone’s life.”
“It is great to see the children and teens take pride in these types of service learning projects that we do throughout the year,” said Crawford.
To donate a box of stuffing or other non-perishable items, visit The Place located at 22 E. Main St. in Norwich by Nov. 22.
For more information about donating to the food drive at The Place, contact Paula Crawford at 336-9696. For more information about the UCC Thanksgiving baskets, contact the UCC at 334-3434.
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