“Let the children have their night of fun and laughter. Let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures ….. “After weeks of preparations and so much support……. and hours and hours of working to bag all this for the children we serve ….We Welcome the Season of JOY !!! Thank You to our volunteers, Rosa Steitz, Elaine & Bob Brueckmann, Judy Ryan, Deb & Glenn Candeletti, Andrea & Ed Flaherty, Darlene Damiano, and William Madden who spent 2 days moving, sorting, packing, and distributing. The Lacey Food Bank Kids Volunteers are so very thankful for the many gifts that were donated to our Keeping the Promise of Christmas campaign. We wish there was a way to know and acknowledge everyone! We are blessed every year with a generous donation of gift cards from a friend and long-time benefactor Brian Swanke of CWR Electronics. Several years ago, a chance encounter in Walmart early one morning introduced us to William Madden and despite a busy work schedule he once again came to our rescue with the means to transport our donations from our storage and the food bank to the Hall! Thank you to Louisa Kasper for helping us meet our 1000 sock goal through a generous donation from the Southern Regional Schools. Thank You to Mrs. Gerri Kennedy, who a dozen years ago asked what the children could use, and since then, every year without fail, a box from Macy’s shows up on our doorstep filled with new, warm winter coats! We are blessed to have the continuing support and friendship of the Lacey Moose, the Fish Hawks, the Women’s Club of the Forked River Tuna Club, Seabreeze, Lacey Soccer, Weichert Realty, New Concepts Hair Salon, the Gold Star Mothers and so many other organizations and supporters that come to our rescue every Christmas. Thank You, Christine Marino, Louisa Rebecca Kasper, Jaime Sells Jersey, Judy Ryan, Jeff Ascough, George Broome and my cousin Vinny – your generosity continues to inspire us to continue to grow our programs for the Kids. A very heartfelt Thank You to our Lacey Boy Scouts, their leaders, and parents who gave up their night in the Hall so we could continue our sorting and packing. There are no words to express how grateful we are for your understanding. We could only wish to be able to thank each and every one of you who helped us Keep the Promise of Christmas to the Lacey Food Bank Kids. Please know that we and the children are grateful for what you so freely give in the real spirit of Christmas. ~From the Lacey Food Bank Kids Volunteers to All of You… We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!
~ Laura Caroccia
