Lancaster Fairfield County Charity Newsies received a $1,000 grant from the Lancaster Eagle Gazette.
These funds will be included in the Christmas Food Basket event in December, where we stock over 450 food baskets to help families in need during the holiday season. The baskets generally contain enough food for a typical family of four for about two weeks, plus sundry items. The impact of living with an open hand goes far beyond what the eyes can see. It’s what our eyes don’t see – a family kept warm by being properly clothed, a child adequately fed and equipped in order to enhance and maximize his or her ability to learn.
The Newsies are proud to serve our community alongside such an incredible, passionate and team of people as Eagle Gazette. Thank you for supporting the Charity Newsies, Mike Purcell II, Newsies 2018 president.
Pictured L-R: Purcell and Mike Throne, publisher, Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Lancaster Fairfield County Charity Newsies received a $10,000 grant from the Terry A. McGhee and Sally J. Grimm Community Fund of the Fairfield County Foundation.
These funds will be included in the estimated $100,000 your local Newsies will invest in new “Back-To-School” clothes for some 1,000 less fortunate Fairfield County students from more than 450 poverty level families this August (2018). Newsies try to provide two complete changes of clothes including pants, tops, packages of socks and gender-specific underwear. Newsies frequently provide shoes, winter coats, boots, hats, gloves/mittens. Due to inevitable ‘accidents’ by children in early elementary, Newsies provide in classroom emergency clothing.
Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies, founded in 1936, believe children must be properly fed, clothed and equipped to maximize learning.
Pictured (L-R): Jay Nauman, Charity Newsies trustee and a past president; Mike Purcell, 2018 Charity Newsies president; Amy Eyman and Abby King of Fairfield Foundation.
South Central Power recently awarded the Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies a grant of $3,000.00.
These funds will be included in the estimated $100,000 your local Newsies will invest in new “Back-To-School” clothes for some 1,000 less fortunate Fairfield County students from more than 450 poverty level families this August (2018). Newsies try to provide two complete changes of clothes including pants, tops, packages of socks and gender-specific underwear. Newsies frequently provide shoes, winter coats, boots, hats, gloves/mittens. Due to inevitable ‘accidents’ by children in early elementary, Newsies provide in classroom emergency clothing.
South Central Power’s “Round Up” charitable grant program allows the company’s members to “Round Up” their monthly electric bill to the next $1.00; due to members generosity the company awards more than $500,000 every year to charitable entities such the Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies plus schools, civic groups, food pantries, fire departments and other worthy recipients throughout the company’s service area.
Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies, founded in 1936, believe children must be properly fed, clothed and equipped to maximize learning.
Pictured L-R: Mike Purcell, Newsies 2018 president; Jim Lehman, Newsies 1st vice-president;
Judy Shupe, South Central Power board member.
Bootleggers recently held a special fundraising event resulting in $600 donated to the Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies
Pictured L-R: Paul Kasler, Charity Newsies member, Leah Blevins, Co-Owner of Bootleggers, and Mike Purcell, Newsies 2018 president. The impact of living with an open hand goes far beyond what our eyes can see. It’s what our eyes don't see - a family kept warm by being properly clothed, a child adequately fed and equipped in order to enhance and maximize his or her ability to learn.
Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies can always count on Fairfield National Bank
Community minded Fairfield National Bank recently donated $5,000 to the
Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies.
Pictured L-R: Dan Bates of Fairfield National Bank, Mike Purcell, Newsies 2018 president, Tina Taley, Fairfield National Bank and Molly Bates, Fairfield National Bank.
The Fairfield National Bank recently donated $5,000.00 to the Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies recognizing the Newsies for their year-round charitable work within Fairfield County.
The Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies, founded in 1936, will be delivering 500 Christmas food baskets to less fortunate families throughout Fairfield County Saturday the 22nd of December; 125 Newsies will pack the baskets Friday night December 21st at the warehouses of Jerry and Kenny Sprague’s Hamburg Fireworks. Frozen meats, etc. plus white and chocolate milk will be added Saturday morning just prior to delivery - as will be bread.
Generally speaking, a typical basket contains enough food and sundry items for a local family of four for some two weeks. Most Newsies members make sure baskets going to families with children also have age and gender specific gifts/toys.
Kenny and Jerry Sprague are Newsies past presidents; Kenny currently serves as Newsies trustee.
Pictured L-R: Tina Taley, Jim Lehman, Mike Purcell and Laura Tussing. Taley, a Newsies, is with FNB as is Tussing. Lehman is Newsies 2018 1st vice president; Purcell is president.
