Christmas Hamper Campaign

Planning is underway for St. Vincent de Paul’s annual Christmas Hamper Campaign and we are confident we will be able to fulfill the requests we receive with your continued help. We are blessed with the support you have given to St Vincent de Paul Society and we hope you will join us again as we work towards filling and delivering Christmas hampers and gifts to those in need. Once more we are asking for volunteers and have posted our volunteer work schedule below. Could you please review the time and place where your help is needed and we will gratefully accept your giving of your time to the project. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our past volunteers and look forward to working with you again.

GOD BLESS YOU

CHRISTMAS GIFT TREES

In both Parishes the Christmas Gift trees have been set at the side alters.

At St Ann’s – The tree has tags for:

  • Male/Female Youth (11-18years) – please purchase an appropriate gift card (remember Holy Cross School sells a selection of gift cards) and place unwrapped with the tag under the tree.
  • Male/Female Adults- please supply a gift up to $25 value and place unwrapped with the tag under the tree.

All unwrapped gifts and gift cards must be dropped off at St Ann’s before or immediately following the 6pm Mass December 10th. Any questions please contact Nella 250-493-8944 or Pat Swanson 250-770-1980.

At St John Vianney – The tree has tags for:

  • Male/Female Child (under 10 years) – please supply a gift up to $25 value.
  • Youth (11-18years) – please purchase an appropriate gift card (remember Holy Cross School sells a selection of gift cards).
  • Male/Female Adults- please supply a gift up to $25 value.
  • Frozen Turkeys.

All unwrapped gifts, gift cards and frozen turkeys must be dropped off at St John Vianney hall before or immediately following the 9 am Mass December 10th. Any questions please contact Louanne 250-493-0999.

Please bring all unwrapped gifts back by DECEMBER 10TH so they can be placed in appropriate hamper for the December 16th delivery. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.

A WELCOME TO NEW VOLUNTEERS

If you have never taken part in this Campaign why not get involved this year and be a Christmas Hamper deliverer. Due to Covid, we had to take a 3 year hiatus from hampers but are excited to return and thus need to support of our DELIVERY ELVES. It’s not hard, it takes as little as one hour on Saturday morning December 16. Bring a spouse, child, family, friend. You’ll be given 5 hampers to delivery in one area of Penticton. Many of our drivers return with the empty boxes and do even more deliveries. We are certain you truly will feel the Christmas spirit as you help deliver the hampers. When you return from your deliveries please join us in the hall for refreshments. We appreciate your involvement, enthusiasm and willing participation in our Christmas Hamper Campaign. Together we can help provide a very Merry Christmas to some of those who struggle in our community.

THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US AT ST VINCENT de PAUL

If you are willing to help or for more information, please call one of the following:

  • Jerry – 250-488-8575
  • Sharon 250- 493-1208
  • Rick 250- 486-1728
  • Rene – 250-809-9479
Christmas Hamper Member Volunteer Schedule 2023

Dec. 9th  Saturday, Noon – Pick up tables at Curling Club and then set the tables up in St. Ann’s Basement

  • Time Required: 1 – 2 Hours
  • Help Required:  8 Strong persons and two pickup trucks
  • Meet at the Church

Dec. 10th   Sunday, Noon, right after 11:00 AM Mass – Set up boxes in St. Ann’s Basement

  • Time Required: 1 hour
  • Help Required:  As many people as possible. 

Also on Dec. 10th –  Goodies from St John Vianney delivered to St Ann (after 9am Mass SJV)

Dec. 12th  Tuesday, 9:00AM – Delivery of dry goods.  Pick up bread from Woudas (also Wednesday and Thursday)

  • Help Required:  8 Strong persons and two pickup trucks
  • Meet at the Church

Dec. 13th Wednesday, 9:00AM – Packaging Tea, Margarine etc.

  • Time Required: 1 – 2 hours  (Depends on number of people helping!)
  • Help Required: As many people as possible.

Dec. 14th  Thursday, 10:00AM – Shopping Carts from Wholesale Club. Pick up of perishables – bread from Woudas bakery. Potatoes, onions, carrots, oranges etc from Wholesale Club and other suppliers.

  • Time Required: 1 – 2 hours
  • Help Required: 8 Strong people and two pickup trucks.  Vees Junior hockey team and school kids to assisting.
  • Meet at St. Ann’s

Also on  Dec. 14th  – Apples picked up at BC Tree Fruits in Oliver.  We will have to unload the apples by hand and carry them into the Church basement. Vees hockey team and school kids to help.

  • Time required:  1 hour
  • Help required.  4 men to help unload the apples from the bins and take the fruit into the church basement.

Also on Dec. 14th, 9:00AM – Wrapping Gifts

  • Time Required: Depends on number of people helping!
  • Help Required: As many people as possible.

Dec. 15th  Friday,  9:00AM – Final filling of hampers; Packaging fresh produce (apples, oranges, potatoes, carrots and onions.); Finish wrapping gifts.

  • Time Required: Depends on number of people helping!
  • Help Required: As many people as possible.

Dec. 16th  Saturday, 9:00AM – HAMPER DELIVERY DAY….LOTS OF ELVES NEEDED

  • Time Required: 1- 2 Hours.  Depends on number of volunteers.  Please continue picking up and delivering hampers until all hampers have been delivered.  Please unload hampers at your destination, then cut tape and collapse boxes for return to the church. Please return collapsed boxes to church basement.  We re-use as many boxes as possible saving us a considerable amount of money.
  • Help Required: As many men, women, children and youths as possible.  Working out of St. Ann’s Basement

EVERYONE INVITED BACK TO HALL FOR REFRESHMENTS

FOLLOWED BY:

Dec. 16tht Saturday, Noon – Return Tables to Curling Club and Shopping Carts to IGA.  Finish work schedule by cleaning up the Hall

  • Time Required: 1 – 2 hours.
  • Help Required: 8 Strong people to return the tables.  8 volunteers to help with the clean up and collapse and store boxes.

Thank you from all of us at St Vincent de Paul Society!

If you are willing to help or for more information, please call:

  • Jerry – 250-488-8575
  • Sharon – 250-493-1208
  • Rick – 250-486-1728
  • Rene – 250-809-9479  
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