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Darke
County Commissioners Mike Rhoades, Matt Aultman, and Mike Stegal ready
to donate to the Fish Mitten Tree, with Head Start participants Lincoln
and Maddox Griffith and Fish Mitten Tree coordinator Marilyn Delk.
Decorate the Mitten Tree
The Fish Mitten Tree once again needs donated gloves and mittens to
decorate its branches; these donations will be distributed to the
children enrolled in Darke County Head Start programs. In addition to
the Mitten Tree located at Montage, 525 South Broadway in Greenville, a
Mitten Tree also will stand inside the Brethren Retirement Community,
750 Chestnut Street, Greenville, and in Fourman’s Variety Store, 4 West
George Street, Arcanum. Many churches and organizations also erect
trees which collect gloves and mittens from their members; these
donations are then passed on to Fish to be given to the little Head
Start participants. The Mitten Tree has been an annual holiday project
of the local Fish organization for over fifty years.
“The Mitten Tree provides the opportunity for people of all ages and
incomes to participate in the true spirit of the season,” said Marilyn
Delk, the Fish volunteer coordinating the Mitten Tree project. “We
sincerely hope that our generous neighbors will once again this year be
able to spare the relatively small amount required to purchase a pair
of mittens or gloves and bring joy and warmth to local children who may
not receive many other gifts this Christmas,” Mrs. Delk concluded.
To best meet the needs of children directly served by Head Start
programs, donated gloves and mittens should fit boys and girls between
the ages of 3 and 5; however, donated items in larger or smaller sizes
will be shared with Head Start families. So that the mittens and gloves
can be distributed prior to Christmas, contributions should be made by
December 16. For more information regarding the Mitten Tree, contact
Mrs. Delk at 937-548-2482.
Fish is an ecumenical volunteer organization which responds to
emergency food needs; the Fish Choice Food Pantry, located at 400
Markwith Avenue, is open on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesdays
from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., and on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. No
appointment is necessary to visit the Food Pantry; clients are eligible
for help once every four weeks. For more information, call the Fish
phone number, 548-2000; a volunteer will return your call.
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