Ingredient Division QA Christmas by Brandon Meiners On 12/1, the Ingredient Division QA department delivered a new Christmas Tree with all the trimmings to the Jack Mabley Center in Dixon for all of their residents to enjoy this season. The Jack Mabley Center is a state institution for severe developmentally disabled individuals and consists of over one hundred full time residents. Many of these people have spent a good portion of their lives in this facility
and rarely get the opportunity to spend time with their families. With that being said, we wanted to make sure these individuals got a chance to participate in something we all likely take for granted and grumble about every year, decorating the family Christmas tree. To see the excitement on the faces of the residents as they each helped hang the ornaments and string the garland was humbling for all of us involved from Crest, and certainly put things into perspective heading into the holiday season.
Becky Henson, Anne Harris, Brandon Meiners, Julie Pitchford and Mary McWethy at the Jack Mabley Center
The director of the facility informed us that many of these people have likely never decorated a Christmas tree, let alone spent time with family and friends around one celebrating the holidays. We hope that our tree will last at the facility for many years to come and can provide an annual tradition for the residents to enjoy every Christmas.
Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army
Julie Pitchford
Becky Henson
Val Smith
Christin & Isabelle Lindenmeyer
On 12/13 a group from Crest Foods busted out their bell ringing skills to help the Salvation Army Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. Teri Wolber, Julie Pitchford, Becky Henson, Brandon Meiners, Bernice Evans, Christin Lin- denmeyer, and Val Smith all volunteered one hour out of their day to greet shoppers at the Dixon Food Center and seek donations to support this great cause. The Red Kettle Campaign enables the Salvation Army to provide food, toys, and clothing to over six million people during the Christmas season and helps more than thirty four million Americans recovering from all kinds of personal disasters nationwide. Over the course of six hours, our small group was able to raise hundreds of dollars due to the generous support of our surrounding communities. We hope you can all spare some extra change the next time you pass a Salvation Army Red Kettle!
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