St. Paul’s, Ivy annually provides food supplies for Christmas dinner and gifts for our regular Outreach clients and a large number of other area families. Many elderly shut-ins are referred by JABA for this project. We work closely with a Greenwood group traditionally served at Christmas by this parish, as well as a small number of our neighbors who simply call us asking for this assistance.

For the 2011 holiday, St. Paul’s gave a merry Christmas to more than 75 families in need. Volunteers chose names of children for whom to buy toys, which were then wrapped by our youth. Food boxes were picked up and delivered to the elderly by our volunteers. Boxes and gifts were also picked up at St. Paul’s by eager families. Refreshments, provided by other volunteers for workers and families, made the day especially festive.

You Can Help

Please consider making a monetary donation to offset the cost of the food boxes. Checks should be made out to St. Paul’s, and marked “holiday food.” Thank you!