Mission of Hope

Just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that Santa is a special friend of Mission of Hope and will have a barrel at the Reindeer Festival this weekend to collect donations. The organiation is running a little behind this year and they really need your help! If you click on the link to the site you can find out what items are needed. Here's some information directly from their website:

This year, more than ever, we need your Help!

With the cooler days and coming of Fall, our thoughts begin to focus on our less fortunate neighbors in rural Appalachia and how we can help them this Christmas season. Most of us are blessed every day with warm homes, warm clothes, plenty of food, and employment to provide for our needs. There are thousands of people living just a short drive from Knoxville that are struggling to provide even the basic necessities for their children from day to day. Most of these people want to work and provide for their families in the way many of us take for granted. However, this is an area of extreme poverty with few available jobs and many needs.

This will be the 14th year for our Christmas Campaign. The first year in 1996, we were able to provide for 150 children; and last year over 16,000 children and their families were assisted with food, new clothing, hygiene items, new toys and more. Our 2009 Christmas Campaign Blue Barrel Collections begin on Friday, November 20 and continue through Monday, December 7.