Christmas Food Baskets
On the Saturday before Christmas, gift baskets of food are delivered to neighborhood families. This is a two-month project, involving family registration, the purchasing of food and the organizing of donated food. The last week is spent in the filling and in the delivering of a bushel basket of food to approximately 1,100 families. Many hands are needed for the final phase.
CHRISTMAS BASKET PROJECT 2004
1,000 Christmas Baskets
Last year we has requests for 1,025 baskets and we delivered over 1,110 Christmas
baskets plus turkeys within the geographic boundaries of our parish regardless
of creed. No poor family was refused. This year, for certain, we will need
1,000 baskets again. Providing them is always a massive effort, but thanks
be to God, and thanks to you, it always works. It is one of God's little miracles
in Camden.
The Christmas baskets ready to be filled.
Last year, 1,000 baskets ready to go. You can add one this year.
With your help a basket
of food like this and a turkey will be delivered this Christmas to someone
in South Camden who has very little.
We need your help this
Christmas!
With some food donated, $40 will fill one of these baskets.
$1,000 will provide for 25 families.
$500 will provide for approximately 12 families.
$200 will provide for approximately 5 families.
$80 will provide for 2 families.
$40 will provide for 1 family.
Mail your donation to
Sacred Heart Church
Christmas Baskets
1739 Ferry Avenue
Camden, NJ 08104
This year the baskets must be delivered on Saturday, December 18th, 9 AM to Noon. Come and volunteer to help deliver the baskets.
Volunteers ready to deliver baskets
Volunteers leaving church to deliver the baskets last year.
Contact: The St. Vincent de Paul Society: Kay and Angelo Caracciolo, Bob Moran and Jim Delaney email