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Pitsburg Trinity Evangelical Church adopted children in the
Gateway
Program during the holidays.
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Thanks
goes out to the Community
Gateway Youth Programs would like to thank the following area
businesses, organizations, and families for participating in their
Adopt-A-Child Program this year. The Darke County Beef 4-H Club,
Dues Family, Greenville Technology Inc., Mercer Savings Bank, and
Pitsburg Trinity Lutheran Church. In addition the Second National
Bank, Village Green Health Campus, Webster United Methodist Church, and
Whirlpool Corporation. “We can’t thank everyone enough for their
support. Every year this program grows and we are able to assist
in giving a very special day to our families,” said Ruth Barga, Support
Specialist at Gateway.
This year the program assisted in providing Christmas gifts for 82
youth in 34 different families, a wonderful increase from last
year. Five families also received $100 gift certificates to local
businesses in order to purchase food. One family received a new
box springs and frames for beds and four other families received
bedding for the children. Five youth received new bicycles and in
addition, gifts were purchased for the youth in Gateway’s Connection
Center.
This program matches local families up with local businesses or
organizations who volunteer to adopt the children for Christmas.
All families complete an application to see if they qualify for the
program. Once the applications are approved, the children’s
Christmas lists are given to a business or organization. Each
group then decides what to purchase for the child. After shopping
is finished, the organizations return the gifts to the office all
wrapped and ready to deliver to the family.
Every organization put their own special touch on the Christmas that
they provide for the youth. This depends on the needs and wants
of the children as well as the ideas from the organization adopting
them.
“It is great to see the joy that these gifts bring the families and
children. Parents are overwhelmed when they see the gifts and
many have shed tears. This generosity and the impact that
these organizations are making in the community and in the lives
families living right here will not be forgotten. I personally would
like to thank all the individuals and organizations that assisted with
this program. Several situations presented a challenge, but they
were solved by the willingness of a few companies to make things
work. This program would not be possible without the
organizations who so freely give of themselves to assist our families,”
said Barga.
If you would like to adopt a child or family in the future, you can
contact Ruth Barga at Gateway Youth Programs at
937-548-8002. Council on Rural Services provides education
and support through Gateway Youth Programs, Achievement Center for
Educational Success (ACES), Kids Learning Place™, Head Start, and Early
Head Start in their nine county service area.
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