Needs through December

Hello everyone!

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
As promised, we're giving a quick update on needs for Helping Hands:
Immediate needs:
Peanut Butter-We need about 25 more jars to send home next week(we send one home each month)
Jelly-30 plastic squeezable for next week (we send one home each month)
25 sleeves of Ritz crackers for next week(we send one home each month)
Meals-Individual mac and cheese, tuna, beefaroni, ravioli, 
Oatmeal
Pop Tarts
Individual cereal boxes


For December (through Christmas break):
Meals-mac and cheese (individual servings), beefaroni, spaghetti -os, soup (cans or packets), canned chicken or tuna.  Any meals that are lightweight and can be easily prepared without additional ingredients are good!
Cereal-we need 28 full size boxes of cereal before Christmas break.
Lightweight snacks, such as microwave popcorn, peanuts, pretzels for Christmas break. 

Thanks so much for all you continue to do for Crystal City's kids!

Thanksgiving blessings

Hello and happy Friday!  We have received a few calls inquiring about the needs status for Thanksgiving weekend, so we thought we would provide a quick update. We had enough for the bags this weekend, and there is still enough left over to provide for next week's extended break.  In addition to the food they will receive from Helping Hands, you can rest assured that each family in the program will have what they need to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal with their loved ones at home.  We continue to be amazed and blessed with the generosity that the people of this community have. The compassion and willingness to give what they have to those in need is such a blessing, and truly something to be thankful for this Holiday season.

After the Thanksgiving break, we will post a list of the items we need to get us through Christmas break. All of your help is so greatly appreciated-thank you for helping us provide for these families each week!   God bless you!

Week of November 5

Hi!  Thanks for checking in!  A few weeks ago, we posted a request for A LOT of stuff.  Our shelves were nearly bare.  You were all so supportive, generous, and kind with your donations, and we have been able to take what we received and stretch it over several weeks!  We have enough for this weekend!  We are currently up to 31 kids in the program, and your generosity has ensured that we will be able to take care of these kids each weekend.  If Helping Hands has become a part of your weekly shopping routine, and you would like to drop donations off at the school, please feel free to do so!  We will continue to store them for future weeks.

Thanks and have a blessed week!