2015

WFCM is grateful for the Sully District Police who organized a very successful food drive to

sponsor 30 needy families with food for Christmas! To pair with the food, Westfields Business

Owners Association, representing businesses in the Westfields business park, donated generous

grocery store gift cards for the families to purchase meat or special items for their holiday meal.

Thank you to PFC Tara Gerhard, PFC Michelle Alexander, and Lt. Matt Owens who so

enthusiastically coordinated the police department and community involvement from conception

to completion. They collected food, packed the bags, and coordinated pick up or delivered the

holiday food to families, including delivering extra food to our Food Pantry.

One of our clients called yesterday to say thank you: "The basket is great! Thank you for all you've done for me and my son this year. We couldn't have made it without you." – WFCM client who received Thanksgiving food assistance through WFCM’s Food Distribution and either received a box from Knights of Columbus St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church or Antioch Baptist Church along with a turkey. We are so very grateful for our churches and community groups that support our Holiday Food Program!

We received a five minute "thank you" from one our clients that we all forwarded to each other's

phones. In the midst of all the hectic, stressful, busyness, this call reminded us of why we do

what we do:

"Hi there, wonderful people at WFCM! I received a food card from the Clifton Lions and I think

I just put two and two together because you offered extra help and I put myself on the list. I want

to say God Bless you and thank you. This food card will help me through Thanksgiving and

Christmas. I believe it's because of you that I got it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart so

much...for everything you done for me. I won't see you until after Christmas. Have a wonderful

Thanksgiving and Christmas. Again, I really appreciate all you do for me. God bless you." –

WFCM client who received a grocery store gift card from the Clifton Lions Club for

Thanksgiving and Christmas food assistance.

“Thank you so much for the delightful Christmas basket and gift card… For Christmas dessert, we made a baby Jesus birthday cake, which is a family tradition, and (everything we needed) was in the

basket! Blessings,” - Client served by Centreville United Methodist Church