It isn't too late to make a donation that will make this year's end brighter for someone suffering, whether from hunger, poverty, disease or disaster.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Jim Price
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Friday, December 14, 2012
In the flurry of holiday shopping and parties, the rush to complete end-of-year business, we are also reminded that this is the season to remember those less fortunate than ourselves. Year-end fundraising appeal letters arrive by mail and e-mail from those to whom we have given before, encouraging renewed giving – a task many people set aside for the week after Christmas, when things have slowed down. Yet there are many for whom the holidays could be considerably brightened by some giving right now – families that might face hunger rather than a feast, children whose stockings could be empty of toys, people whose very lives and livelihoods have been visited by illness or disaster beyond their control. And there is still time. With …
... pantry president stresses that the need for generosity is year-round.
The holiday season has many Wauwatosa residents feeling generous, and many have made donations to the Wauwatosa Community Food Pantry, located in St. Bernard Parish, 7474 Harwood Ave. Mary Ann Hamill, the Food Pantry president, said that this time of year sees the highest spike in contributions from the community. “Right now is a time of very heavy donation,” she said, gesturing at fully stocked shelves. In fact, she said Friday, there is more than meets the eye. "We just got a big truckload in a single donation," she said. "It's all in a store room right now because there isn't space for it all on the shelves. We'll bring it out as needed. "A parishoner bought it all at Sendik's – he must have spent $800." Hamill explained that the …
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