Community Christmas Drive ready to begin

    GREENVILLE – The 2008 Darke County Community Christmas Drive bell ringing is fast approaching and hopes are high to have a great number of needs met in the county. Through the generous support of all those involved, a new high of $25,000 was collected from private donations and from kettles placed in various locations throughout the county last year. Because of such generous giving, food vouchers provided $8,787.05 worth of groceries to 250 different individuals and families and helped approximately 300 people.
    Darke County Toys for Tots, FISH and Community Unity each received $3,945 and $1,315 was provided to each of the food banks operating in Ansonia, Arcanum and Castine. The challenge is to have even great success this holiday season.
    This year, kettles can be found in Greenville at Walmart Supercenter, JC Penney Co., K-Mart, Kroger, Eikenberry’s Super Valu, Big Lots, KitchenAid Experience, and CVS Pharmacy. Kettles can also be found at Greenville National Bank in Ansonia, Sutton’s Super Valu in Arcanum and Farmers State Bank in New Madison.
    With the help of various churches, civic organizations, community associations and other volunteers, there will be bell ringers at 10 of these sites between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Donations can be made from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the Fridays and Saturdays of Nov. 28 and 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 22 and 23.
    Rev. Joseph Soley, Pastor John Person and Jim Morehouse, co-chairmen, encourage everyone to show their care and compassion this Christmas through their generous sharing and they invite any churches or organizations who would like to help to contact them.
    For more information about this year’s Christmas Drive, please call 547-0533, 548-3188 or 547-1557.

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