Donations warmed hearts, brought hope

Published 9:00 pm Friday, December 26, 2003

A thank you letter hardly seems adequate to express the food bank’s gratitude for the tremendous help and generous donations received this year.

All families in need were able to get turkeys and plentiful food for Thanksgiving and Christmas and all the weeks in between! A record number of churches, businesses, clubs and individuals chose to help the Sky Valley Food Bank this year. The turnout has been inspiring to say the least and therefore very rewarding for all of us working to reduce hunger in our community.

This extraordinary effort on the part of our community has brought relief and comfort to hundreds of families throughout the year. Approximately 894 households with 3,525 individuals received food in November. In December even more families received food, along with toys for children from our holiday toy room. The kind words of gratitude we hear as people go through the food and toy lines are emotionally overwhelming and cement the reasons why we need to be here for them.

Special thanks to the Monroe School District and Christian School students for their remarkable food and toy drives. We also would like to thank the local grocery stores who donate food seven days a week, throughout the whole year. Although we can’t list every donor, our heartfelt thanks go to all the businesses, churches, clubs and individuals. Please know that we deeply appreciate you and that you have made all the difference to these families. You have warmed hearts and brought hope to your neighbors in need.

Sky Valley Food Bank