Adopt A Family For the Holidays

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It's that time of year again - PathWays PA's Adopt-a-Family Holiday Campaign! On behalf of our clients, staff and board, we would like to personally thank you for your incredible kindness. Last year, 280 families were adopted and over 150 welcome kits were donated! The generosity our supporters show each year is truly incredible and we are so grateful to have such wonderful friends in the community.

You can find the 2013 donor registration form and 2013 welcome kit registration form and checklist right here on our blog, as well as this year's Adopt-a-Family info flyer. This program is a source of happiness, joy and satisfaction, as much for those who give as for those who receive. With your help, it will once again be a huge success! If you would like to share your holiday this year with a low-income family, please mail or fax your completed forms to Kelsey Dodds once you're ready.

A friendly reminder - the name you list under "Company/Organization/Group" is what will be listed on your Adopt-a-Family Donor certificate, which you will receive after the campaign has ended. The final drop-off date for all gifts is Saturday, December 14th between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at our corporate office; however, early drop-off dates are warmly welcomed. Just email Kelsey with the day you'd like to drop-off and she'll coordinate from there!

We hope that you will accept this invitation to join us as a sponsor for 2013. After being paired up with a client family, you will be sent a wish list with information about your family including their ages, genders, sizes and items on their wish list. We will begin assigning families on Monday, November 4th. You are free to purchase any or all of the items on the clients' list, or substitute items that you feel our clients may enjoy. We also encourage the gifting of non-perishable food baskets, toiletries and other types of housewares. Non-perishable foods are enthusiastically welcomed this year, especially since the government has announced that the amount of food stamps allotted to recipients will be decreasing this year.

Please contact Kelsey with any questions, and thank you for your support!



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