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Mike
Stegall, representing the Darke County Commissioners,, brings mittens
to donate to Fish Mitten Tree standing in Montage Cafe. Fish
volunteer Marilyn Delk and Michelle Sanders from Head Start will
coordinate the distribution of gloves and mittens to students enrolled
in Darke County Head Start programs.
Decorate the Mitten Tree
The Fish Mitten Tree once again needs donated gloves and mittens to
decorate its empty 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 at Greenville Public Library, 520 Sycamore
Street, and in the Brethren Retirement Community, 750 Chestnut Street,
Greenville, as well as in Fourman’s Variety Store, 4 West George
Street, Arcanum. Due to safety procedures made necessary by the
COVID-19 pandemic, entry to the Library is restricted, but staff will
be available from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays to accept
donations from donors who ring the bell at the Library’s main entrance.
Additionally, mittens and gloves taken to the BRC should be left in a
box in the foyer; employees will then hang the donations on the Mitten
Tree standing outside the Brick Room.
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.
To best meet the needs of children directly served by Head Start
programs, donated gloves and mittens should fit boys and girls under
age 5; however, donated items in larger sizes will be shared with Head
Start families. So that the mittens and gloves can be distributed prior
to Christmas, contributions should be receivbed by December 15. For
more information regarding the Mitten Tree, contact Marilyn 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. To learn more, call Fish at 548-2000; a
Fish volunteer will return your call.
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