Council 4 members collected hundreds of sweaters from friends and family which will be delivered to the centers before Thanksgiving. Combating Hunger Imagine not being able to feed your family. Members of the local work in a variety of fields for the city of Toledo including forestry, street maintenance, health department, parks and recreation, water and sewers, and as 911 operators. Last year, the local provided a week s worth of food items for 111 families. When the program first started, members paid for the food donations out of their own pockets.
Local families fill out a wish list for the holidays, identifying toys, foods and other needs.
After they are collected and reviewed, the lists are placed inside mittens hung on a tree in a central office. Members and residents pull a mitten from the tree and set out to fulfill the wish list. Contributions come from the local, from individual members, residents, village board members, and from gift certificates from local vendors. Community groups like Neighborhood Watch help wrap the toys and prepare the food baskets. Crisis Nursery provides emergency care for children age 5 and younger when their families experience a crisis or stressful situation that may put children at risk.