Friday February 10, 2012
Search
About
Zip Weather


Weather Forecast

 

Dec-06-2006 11:24printcomments

Donations Needed For Jefferson Firefighters Holiday Food Baskets

The food baskets will be assembled and delivered to needy families on the morning of Saturday, December 16th.

Jefferson firetruck
Salem-News.com

(JEFFERSON) - The Jefferson Volunteer Firefighters will once again be preparing and delivering food baskets to those in need living within our Jefferson and Millersburg communities.

Without community support, this program will not be able to fulfill the needs of the community.

Canned food donations as well as financial contributions are needed.

The funding that is received is used to purchase additional food and supplies for a full Christmas dinner.

Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at Rick's Market, Jefferson Grocery, Santiam Market, Sterling Bank and the Jefferson Fire Department.

Monetary donations can be dropped off at the Jefferson Fire District or mailed to P.O. Box 911, Jefferson, OR 97352.

Last year approximately 80 baskets were prepared for delivery which included canned food, ham or turkey, and fresh vegetables.

This program is designed for those who will not have food for a Christmas dinner this year.

Those in need can apply for a food basket at the Jefferson Fire Department, 189 N. Main St., in Jefferson. The Jefferson Food Bank is also sponsoring giving trees.

Gift tags can be picked up at two locations in Jefferson; Rick's Market and the Plantation Inn.



Related
| | |

Comments
Albert Marnell December 10, 2006 11:01 am (Pacific time)

I wish people give as much as they can without putting themselves in the hole. What are we doing in Afghanistan when the people here do not have proper food, medical care and housing. I thought the National Guard was just that. Are we now the Afghanistan National Guard? Also, my personal choice with donations is never in cash. I would only do that to my closest friends so that I know exactly to whom the money is going. I trust no one....with reason... look at all the 9/11 scams and the infinite amount of donation scams that are caught everyday. I give product or time, but cash...not me!

[Return to Top]
View Most Commented on
Leave a comment on this story.
Name:

Enter the text from the image to confirm you are human.(Cookies are required)


HTML tags and certain characters are removed - (numbers, letters only or post may be cut short.) certain words are banned to stop spammers. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied.

©2011 Salem-News.com. All opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Salem-News.com.
Articles for December 5, 2006 | Articles for December 6, 2006 | Articles for December 7, 2006


The Voice of Palestine

Cannabis De-Classified: Salem-News.com's truth-telling marijuana section

Stop Israel's blockade of Gaza! Boycott Israel for humanity's sake.

Since 1985, Salem Tattoo is one of the oldest and most established shops in Salem, in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Sean Flynn was a photojournalist in Vietnam, taken captive in 1970 in Cambodia and never seen again.

Use PayPal to
contribute to
Salem-News.com:


Please help us find Ahren