Your donation provided toys and food for 170 Families (approx 1,000 people)
We would like to THANK everyone in our amazing community for coming together to help provide over 290 children something to open Christmas morning. We had so much help to make this season so successful.
A BIG THANK YOU TO IGA and Value Foods for allowing our bell ringers and collection trees at their stores. IGA orders and stores all of our food and supplies. IGA also collects money at the register all year and splits the money between People Tree and the NGCC food pantry. Deluxe Cleaners cleaned 178 coats for us to give away. Slim & Jumbo’s houses our Friends of the People Tree Night Out. Bonner Farms & Meats, Carrie’s Weight and Wellness Coaching, Daystar FORD, Garrettsville Eagles, Huntington Bank, JC Electric/Vivid Boutique, Middlefield Bank, Shannon Jursa State Farm, Snap Fitness, Subway (also did pictures with Santa), and the YMCA allowed us to put our toy collection barrels at their facilities. The Villager places our articles in the paper. Garfield Interact Club, Student Council and Beta Clubs provided bell ringers. JAG Academy Class Body Mind Fusion class provided all the muscle to unload the 2, completely full PODS donated by PODS of Streetsboro.
Garrettsville Eagles, Sarchione Auto of Garrettsville and Bins to Bargains of Twinsburg had huge toy drives. Lisa Irwin of Homesmart Integrity Group featured us in her “Living Local w Lisa” video series. The Village Bookstore provided last minute books of interest for the kids and Charm Salon in Aurora collected items for 30 teenagers ages 15 to 17. The Energizer Company donated a large number of batteries and Monroe Farms on Pioneer Trail donated yummy apple cider for all our families!
We couldn’t do this without the generosity of the Faith Evangelical Free Church, on Windham Parkman Rd. They donate a room to house our stuff all year. They allow us to take over their space for 3 days. A big thank you to all of the volunteers who came on the days of sorting and distribution,
Annually, the People Tree offers medical care products, wheelchairs, canes, crutches, hospital beds, and Depends upon availability. Each fall, People Tree works with the schools to provide necessary school supplies for students. Our big project is the Christmas food baskets and personal care products to almost 200 families from Garrettsville, Nelson and Windham.
Donations accepted all year! Cash, Checks and Paypal to Judy. We accept paypal at garrettsvillepeopletree@gmail.com or call for Venmo and credit card donations.
Dee Synnestvedt, Director
Garrettsville People Tree
