Adopt a Family Affected by Hurricane Sandy for the Holidays
Stop by the Forked River Presbyterian Church on Monday, Dec. 17, Wednesday, Dec. 19, and Friday, Dec. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. for more information
Lacey Residents can now “adopt a family” that was affected by Hurricane Sandy for the holiday season. A Christmas tree stands inside the Forked River Presbyterian Church with paper bells hanging on the limbs as ornaments. The bells read “Family #7,” “Family #12,” and “Family #14”—all of which have been displaced by the superstorm. Katie Spera of Lacey Township is overseeing the project and developed the idea after volunteering on one of the Lacey United Methodist Church’s clean-up teams. “It’s more of a community effort,” she said. Churches throughout town have banned together, assisting displaced families, and referring them to Spera, she said. Each family is then contacted and asked what their needs are. The families receive a number, …
Katie S
6:58 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
No more people on a waiting list to get a family to adopt they have all been taken care of and I will continue to receive more names that need to be adopted, please if you would like to adopt a family give me a call. more ›