Before you read any more of this article, go look at Penny Pitch’s graph. It’s totally filled. WE DID IT AGAIN. We asked for $65,000 originally, and we went over last year’s goal of $70,000.
The only thing I can say is THANK YOU for making this happen and may God bless all of you who have contributed to this program to help us reach our goal. I would like to personally thank the Daywood Foundation for their generous donation of $10,000; without this donation, we would probably fall short of our goal every year. THANK YOU DAYWOOD FOUNDATION FOR THIS DONATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I was so concerned this year whether we could meet the goal. This community is so wonderful. A big thank you to everyone who donated, every donation counts.
There are so many local children that depend on us to have a toy under the tree for Christmas. I’m always concerned about the possibility of a child that we didn’t hear from who needed help. Every child should get something from Santa under the tree. I think everyone donates to this organization because they know the money is all going back into the community to help local families.
To everyone who volunteered with Penny Pitch this year, THANK YOU. I would like to especially thank Cathey Sawyer, for all the help this year, and Larry Napier, who spends hours doing the list for the paper and the deposits.
To everyone this Christmas season, remember the reason we celebrate, keep God in your heart every day, and be thankful for all your blessings. Thank you, everyone, for another great year. Merry Christmas.
We will list any late-arriving donations on Monday, December 28.
Donations received since our last report include:
• Anonymous, $50
• In loving memory of Arnie Hinkle by Rita Smith, $100
• In memory of Rose Marie Lafon, $50
• In loving memory of Jim & Edna Long, $50
• Marvin & Doris Godby, $50
• In memory of Liz, Penny, and Edna Allen by Paula Carson, $100
• In loving memory of George & Helen Aide, $1,000
• In memory of Jeanne & Lawson Hamilton, $100
• In memory of Loretta McCall, $100
• In memory of Joyce & Claude Jones, $100
• In memory of Leo & Nadine O’Neil, $100
• Remembering our parents with love, $100
• In memory of Jeanne Hamilton from her back porch friends, $50
• Mary Ramsey, $50
• Dan & Brenda Nunley, $100
• Anonymous, $50
Total: $71,726.00
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