12 Days of Giving

With mailboxes bursting at the seams announcing Black Friday sales, emails overflowing enticing you to Hurry Now, Sale Ends Soon!; and store music systems bellowing Christmas tunes since before you had a chance to remove your ghosts and goblins from your front yard, it beckons the Grinch in you out before the Santa can.  Whatever happened to the days of ole? The days when you were so excited to give, not consumed by the ‘get?’

Well, maybe it’s time to bring back the dying art of feeling good about giving; to be excited about knowing someone’s day just got a little brighter because you thought of them; instead of rolling your eyes at the thought of long lines, high credit card bills and cringing that they may not like it, or questioning is it enough? 

Local radio stations, CFSX and K-Rock want to help you re-ignite the holiday spirit with their 12 days of giving campaign.  Beginning Nov. 27 until Dec.12 they are asking you to collect a specific food item for our local food bank.

CEN has set up a box here at LS Eddy Memorial Complex if you would like to drop it off and we will make sure your gift makes it to the food bank.

Let’s shake off the humbug and reach for a Merry Christmas!

 

Gift List

November 27 –     Juice
November 28 –     Canned beans
December 1 –       Canned milk
December 2 –       Canned sandwich makers (tuna, ham, turkey etc.)
December 3 –       Canned vegetables
December 4 –       Canned pasta (ravioli, spaghetti, beefaroni etc.)
December 5 –       Sugar
December 8 –       Jam
December 9 –       Soda crackers
December 10 –     Macaroni & cheese (KD)
December 11 –     Canned stew
December 12 –     Peanut butter