Holiday Cheer at Crest Foods
Employees at Crest Foods certainly spread the holiday cheer this year. From shopping for nursing home residents, to filling out Christmas cards, there were plenty of opportunities for employees to give back to the community! This year employees purchased, wrapped and delivered gifts to local nursing home residents, decorated Florissa (Kreider Services’ new pediatric center) for Dixon’s Christmas Walk, filled out 400 Christmas cards for Kreider Services and Jack Mabley residents, and took shifts ringing the bell and collecting money for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive. This year we had 19 employees help out with the Red Kettle Drive over 4 Sat- urdays at 4 different locations in Dixon. The money raised goes to those in our local community in need of prescriptions, various health costs, electrical and heating bills, food, clothing and transportation. Hal Weaver, director for Lee County, let us know that the total raised for the Lee County Salvation Army was $6,647.16 this year! Thanks to those who helped this year: Scott & Jan Storey, Kyle O’Dell, Steve Starke, Al Hess, Teri Wolber, Julie Pitchford, Pam Furman, Susie Miller, Mary McWethy, Val & Hailey Smith, Stephanie Quinton, Jeff, Brandon, Joyce & Erika Meiners, and our group organizer, Becky Henson. We had a number of employees who donated their time to shop for local nurs-
Val & Hailey Smith
ing home residents who no longer have someone to celebrate the season with. The shoppers are given a list of nursing home residents and the funds to buy them gifts from the ‘wish list’ that the local nursing home Activity Directors has supplied. Our hope is to brighten the day of these residents by being remembered and having a gift to open. In addition many residents get a visit from a Crest Foods employee. This year we shopped for over 50 nursing home residents! Thanks to our shoppers this year: Marianne Cox, Mandi Kersten, Scott Storey, Shirley Reif, Angie Paul, Sue Osborne, Julie Pitchford, Steve Meiners, Mary McWethy, Cindy Reuter, Joyce Meiners, Nurse Heidi (McGlown) and Brian Schafer. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time this holiday season!
A thank you from Kreider’s Early Intervention Progarm
400 Christmas Cards filled out for Kreider Services & Jack Mabley residents
Scott & Jan Storey
Hal Weaver & Steve Starke
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