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Join Us in Giving Back This Season!
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During the Thanksgiving season, we assemble and distribute baskets of food containing all the "fixins" for a Thanksgiving meal to benefit the hungry and needy in Madison, St. Agnes Parish in Paterson, and others via agencies in both Paterson and Newark. Baskets are prepared by parishioners the week before Thanksgiving with the final effort to assemble donated items in the baskets, sorting and delivery of baskets occurring the Monday prior to Thanksgiving.
You can help by pledging a basket, assisting in the gym on the Monday prior to Thanksgiving, the delivery of the baskets Monday evening, or making a financial contribution toward the cause.
WAYS TO HELP...
Planning for our annual Thanksgiving Outreach Program is underway. Volunteers are vital to the success of this program. If you’ve volunteered in past years, you know the uplifting feeling of being a part of a fun group of volunteers dedicated to helping those less fortunate.
Below are the volunteer opportunities:- Prepare a basket (a sturdy box or laundry basket makes a great basket) consisting of a frozen turkey, potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, fresh fruits and vegetables, condiments and desserts—all the “fixins” for a Thanksgiving dinner. Please pledge a basket by taking a tag from one of the baskets around the altar. Each tag represents a specific family or individual.
- Volunteer on Sunday, November 23rd from 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the school gym to help construct boxes and prep for Monday.
- Volunteer on Monday, November 24th beginning at 9:30 a.m. to help assemble and prepare baskets for distribution. There is a particular need for men to help unload the many heavy items that are donated beginning at 6:30 a.m. Those volunteers will work in two shifts—6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m .
- Volunteer to deliver baskets – locally – on Monday, November 24th between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. We can really use the assistance of the men of the parish for this. Please bring a flashlight!
- Make a financial donation that will be applied toward the purchase of food for the baskets or a Shop-Rite gift card.
If you would like to volunteer, please click here to sign up.
If you would like to help provide a Thanksgiving dinner for a family, you may do so in one of the following ways:- Take a tag from one of the cornucopias around the altar. The different color tags signify the size of the family. Detailed instructions for putting together the basket and when to deliver it will be in a future bulletin and can also be found on our website.
- Make a financial contribution either on the SVM website by clicking Here or by mailing your check made payable to St. Vincent Martyr to the Thanksgiving Outreach Coordinator, SVM, 26 Green Village Rd., Madison, NJ 07940.
- Purchase a gift card on our website by clicking HERE or directly from either Shop-Rite or Stop & Shop. The amount of the card is at your discretion. Gift cards may be mailed to the Thanksgiving Outreach Coordinator, SVM, 26 Green Village Rd., Madison, NJ 07940 or dropped into the Thanksgiving gift card baskets at the front and rear doors of the church when you attend Mass.
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Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers
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