Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Our friends at St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church are preparing for their annual Christmas Toy & Food Box program, to be held December 21st. They have invited us to participate in this wonderful philanthropic work in three ways:
- Offer time to serve for the Toy & Box Program. There are opportunities both on December 21st and on the days leading up to it, to help prepare. St. John’s has set up an online sign-up here.
- Donate a new, unwrapped toy for the Toy & Box Program. You may take your donation directly to St. John’s after December 1st or bring it to Holy Transfiguration anytime; we will collect and transport any donations that are brought to the parish in Marietta. Please be sure to label your gift “FOR ST. JOHN’S”. Here is a suggested list of gifts costing $25 or less for the age groups for which it is most difficult to select gifts:
For boys, ages 10 and up:
- exercise body pull-up bar
- DVD player
- men’s nice shirt
- camera
- music player
- roller skates
- scooter
- men’s body soap kit
- basketball hoop
- older board games
- Lego sets
- Nerf guns
- headphones
- action figures
- kid-friendly flash drives
For girls, ages 11 and up:- color yourself bags/purses
- hair straightener
- CD boom box
- jewelry
- nail polish
- school supplies
- purses
- books
- Donate a Christmas ham for the food boxes. As with the gifts, food donations may be brought to Holy Transfiguration or directly to St. John’s after December 1st. Please be sure to label your gift “FOR ST. JOHN’S”.
Other gifts are also acceptable.
Please no gift cards, cash, or checks. Please do not wrap any gifts.
Please share this opportunity with everyone you know in the parish. The more we talk about it, and the more personal is the publicity, the more involved we will be.
May Fr. Jacob’s memory be eternal!