Our aim this year is to make 200 care packages consisting of:
- a big, meaty, marvellous sandwich with all the fixin's
- a granola bar
- cookies
- fruit
- juice
- toothpaste/floss
And anything else we can muster up!
So far, our little hearts have been overwhelmed by the onslaught of generosity in the community.
We have:
- 229 cookies from Marie Antoinette Bakery
- 400 cookies from Fratelli Bakery
- 200 buns from Fratelli Bakery
- 152 granola bars from various donors
- 180 juice boxes from various donors
- 200+ tangerines
- bananas
- candy
- nuts
- 150 tubes of toothpaste
- 100 tubs of dental floss
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Clothes
- Cans of tuna
- Mayonnaise
- Mustard!
- 200 wet wipes
WOWSERS!!!
Plus, we just embarked on our first shopping trip to fill in the gaps last night. And with a littler over $800 in donations (whoa!), we purchases $500 worth of shaved meat (roast beef and turkey), $120 worth of cheese (mmmm...mozzarella), tubs of mustard (dijon, of course), mayonnaise, food wrap, oranges, tomatoes, lettuce... oh my!!!
Tonight, 5 of us will embark on making the kits, then on Christmas Eve a team of 5 volunteers will venture out to main and Hastings to deliver these packages (and hopefully deliver some smiles and hope too!)
It's beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Christmas...
Here are a few pictures of the sky-high donations in our tiny little apartment.
The "You Matter" tags are done ... one for each of the packages.
Toothpaste galore from an anonymous dentist donor!
Juice boxes piled up
Mmmm... cookies!
Thank you to everyone who donated time, money, food, etc. We are so grateful. I know the Great Sandwich Make 2010 will be the GREATEST yet and it'll make a small yet mighty difference in the hearts (and bellies) of many of the down-on-their-luck folks outside.
THANK YOU.
Now, to make sandwiches...
