HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED!

Thanksgiving and Christmas conjour up so many emotions and notions concerning celebration and family that there's an avalanche of giving around those holidays. However, there are ten other months of the year that don't seem to attract the same support.

The poor are anatomically the same as you or I, their stomachs need to eat all year long, just as ours do!That means we need on-going continual support twelve months of the year.

We invite you to get involved helping us with this unique outreach and share what you have with others. We need your cash donations yesterday! Please give. Do not leave this site without giving something. Keep in mind that no gift is too large or too small!

Your cash donations are tax deductible. Besides it just makes one feel good inside when we reach out and touch a life!

As a guideline each gift of $25.00 or more will help an average-sized family with a food basket and it contributes to offsetting the costs of transportation to deliver to those we serve. Other donations are also acceptable (such as equipment, vehichles, property, etc.).

Thank you!

"HOLIDAY HOPE 2005"
Last year Bread Basket helped feed 900 families (in our coalition with 15 other agencies) and an additional 300 families on our own. We anticipate an increase this year considering the economy and Katrina victims that have arrived in our state.Our "Holiday Hope" program provides food baskets, clothing, toys, gifts, and a message of community compassion and hope for the needy.

Once again, Bread Basket will be providing holiday food baskets, gifts, and clothing to those less fortunate. In the coming weeks, we’ll provide a complete list of places you may drop off donations of non-perishable foods. This year we will be helping many families and individuals celebrate the Christmas Holiday Season with your help. Please donate generously your food (Click on "HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE MENU PLEASE DONATE" from the menu to your left for a list of our targeted food items) new and like-new clothing (for all ages and both sexes), games, toys, and gifts (for all ages), and cash donations. (Please purchase new toys and gifts. If you would like you may donate cash and we will purchase bulk gifts for you. Our goal is 2000 toys and games in addition to clothing and other gifts).

If you would like to donate toys, books, Christmas stockings, greeting cards or games (unwrapped and new only) these may be donated directly to the Bread Basket. Please call (253) 565-3271 for details.

We would like to thank the City of University Place and University Place Refuse Service (see city website for details page four of newslatter http://www.cityofup.com/CityManager/HeadlinesArchive/Headlines1005-Web.pdf ) for choosing the Bread Basket as recipient of it’s annual city-wide holiday food drive. In the past, our city has proven to be very generous toward the needy. We will also be announcing a list of those who are working with our city to make this possible. In advance, we want to say thank you to them all.

The foods collected during this drive are non-perishable. We can still use your help with cash donations for the turkeys and hams to add to the food basket. Please remember the Bread Basket is operated 100% by volunteers, so your tax-deductible donation goes 100% to the need.For our seniors we would like to give them the gift of warmth for the winter with new blankets and warm thermal insulated socks.

If you would like to contribute to this, please donate only new blankets and thermal insulated socks, or you may send cash donations which we will use on your behalf to purchase socks and blankets.The winter can be an unforgiving time of the year for our seniors especially those who are all alone and have no one looking after them. With rising heating costs and their limited income, many don't get warm enough. Our goal is to provide 100 low-income seniors with socks and blankets.Please return often as we will be updating the site to keep you informed. Thank you!


HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE MENU PLEASE DONATE
AS MANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AS YOU CANCorn (canned)Cranberry Sauce (canned)Gravy (canned)Green Beans (canned)Instant Mashed Potatoes (boxed)Jell-O (boxed)Macaroni and cheese (boxed)Stuffing Mix (boxed)Yams (canned)Assorted Holiday nuts (fresh)If you would prefer to send cash you may send $25.00 per family you would like to sponsor a meal for. Please be sure to specify "Holiday Meal" on your memo. Remember to add $25.00 per family you would like to sponsor and per holiday you would like ot provide a meal (Thanksgiving and/or Christmas). The holiday meals will include fresh turkeys and rolls. Please do not donate turkeys we will purchase them at the time they are needed.If you would like to hold a food drive for the Bread Basket, please contact us and we will provide you with the fliers and containers if necessary. (253) 565-3271Thank you for caring about the needs of others.