Community has extended helping hand over holidays
Once again Warren County residents have shown their generosity during the holiday season and for that we should all take pride.
Dozens of programs and thousands of needy men, women and children have been the recipients of food, clothing, and toys – all because the people of this great county have made the decision to give what they can to help others.
Friday at the Standard was a perfect example of how willing people in Warren County are to lend a hand to others. In a letter to Santa published in Friday’s edition, a child indicated the need for a new coat and socks for Christmas.
This wish did not go unnoticed as the newspaper received several phone calls from concerned residents wanting to know the address of the child. It just goes to show how quickly people of this community will respond to a neighbor in need.
That is by no means an isolated incident as programs throughout the county have targeted people who are less fortunate. Today’s edition of the paper, in fact, reports on two Christmas parties for children conducted by the Kids of the Community and the McMinnville Jaycees.
Those events join a long list of programs geared toward children, with the Warren County Rescue Squad’s Toy Drive probably being the most well-known and most established of the local events. This year, the rescue squad plans to deliver gifts to over 1,000 children on Christmas Eve. The Toy Drive has been helped over the past five years by a relatively new Toy Ride that’s conducted by several motorcycle enthusiasts in the county.
Combined with Share A Christmas Dinner and many other fundraisers geared at collecting canned goods for the local food bank, and this community has really done itself proud. This year, as is the case most every holiday season, Warren countians have done their part to ensure everyone who lives here has a Merry Christmas.