Gloucester County Times Article
Washington
Township
Rotary
groups spread Thanksgiving cheer
By
Thanksgiving food basket drive down to a science. It's no surprise
they've been doing
it for more than 20 years.
Both groups, the Washington Township Rotary and the
Breakfast Rotary, have joined forces to organize the annual food
drive.
This week, members of the groups packed up the boxes with the help of students
at Rainbow Gymnastics and then delivered them to Mother's Cupboard in the
municipal building on Tuesday.
The boxes large resealable storage bins donated by Drissel's Hardware were
stocked full of all the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner boxes of stuffing mix, instant
mashed potatoes, gravy mix, cans of corn, beans and cranberry sauce, applesauce
and dinner rolls.
Rotary members unloaded the boxes on hand trucks as others wheeled in boxes
of frozen turkeys and apple pies that were purchased Tuesday morning.
Later, members of the community who signed up for a box were expected to
come in to pick them up in time for Thanksgiving.
is also president of the Washington Township Rotary, said the club collected donated
items, but most of the goods were bought using money from the Rotary's
budget.
They also donate Easter baskets and Christmas gifts around the holidays.
"This year, there's people like all of us coming in to get
them,"
baskets. "It's unfortunate but its a sign of the times."
township's Family and Community Services department, said she was nervous that
there wouldn't be as many donations to Mother's Cupboard this year because many
of the people who donated in years before are also out of a job or are worried about
their own situation. "Right now there's quite a need due to unemployment," Rullo said.
"We're delighted to get the amount of support we're seeing. People, out of kindness
and generosity, do think of people during Thanksgiving and Christmas to give to people
who have a need."