Adopt-a-family

Our Christmas Family

I know it is late to ask for more generous giving on your part, but this is the situation. Think of the family requesting Christmas help from the Issaquah Food Bank and finding that no help is possible. We would like to be the help for that family.

The Issaquah Food Bank has graciously allowed us to sponsor Family #396. Our family includes the mother age 30, and three children. The oldest two are girls, ages 8 and 6. The youngest is a boy age 4. I’ve attached the specifics on each person, and will share the guidelines issued by the Issaquah Food Bank. I questioned the location of the family and find that Issaquah stores such as the Issaquah Safeway and the Target store make good choices for gift cards.

Our latest possible collection time is Sunday the 20^th, which gives us a week to put this together. I will have boxes at church tomorrow (the 13^th) in case you read this email and have a chance to respond by then

Guidelines for Baskets

1 All boxes should be labeled with the number provided #396.

2 Please do not include any perishable food items. Due to lack of space, we recommend gift certificates for our clients Christmas dinner.

3 Suggested items to include are: candy, stocking stuffers, cookies, paper goods, detergent, soaps, shampoo and toiletries.

4 Please mark all wrapped gifts. For example – Boy age 6. If you wish, the gifts could be placed in a large bag labeled with the age and sex of the person for whom the gift is intended. Please include wrapping paper, ribbon, tape and tags if possible. We would like to help parents feel involved by wrapping Christmas gifts themselves for their family members.

What does our Christmas Family look like?

Our Christmas Family
Gender	Age	Shirt Size	Pant Size	Shoe Size	Clothes Needed	Wish List
F	8	10	10	2	Warm Clothing	CD Player & Barbies
F	6	8	8	13 1/2	Warm Clothing	CD Player & Barbies
M	4	6	6	10 1/2	Warm Clothing	Bike & Cars
F	30	Large	12	7	Gift Card for Food