By Vicki Swyers, Buckner Director of Community Ministries
God worked through many to make last Saturday’s Christmas Basket food and toy ministry a great experience. About 60 church volunteers helped to prepare and distribute food and toys to about 120 families in our neighborhood.
Some wonderful community partners also made this ministry possible. Church
members’ generous donations were augmented by:
•St. Louis University students, who offered toys from their campus toy drive.
•St. Louis Area Foodbank, which donated chickens and produce.
•Boy Scouts of Greater St. Louis, whose food drive supplied canned goods.
•Target, Dierbergs and Schnucks, which donated bags.
•St. Louis Bread Company, which provided pastries.
My favorite spot on Saturday was Comet’s Café (a.k.a. Fellowship Hall), where coffee, muffins and bagels were served and Santa posed for pictures with the children. His elves showed kids how to make ornaments with their Santa pictures and kept them entertained while the parents picked out toys. Many thanks to our awesome Santas (Demetrius and Adam) and elves (Eric and Candace), and to everyone who served. We were especially glad to include about 20 families from nearby Cole E-mints Academy, our KidsHope school!
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