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Monroe County Hospital - Thanksgiving Meal in a Bag Program
For a $20 donation, one bag that feeds four people is provided to a family. Each bag includes one canned ham, string beans, candied yams, rolls, pound cake and peaches. The bags are distributed through area health care agencies (home health, hospice, chemotherapy and radiation therapy).
What is it?
For a $20 donation, one bag that feeds four people is provided to a family. Each bag includes one canned ham, string beans, candied yams, rolls, pound cake and peaches. The bags are distributed through area health care agencies (home health, hospice, chemotherapy and radiation therapy).
Who is it for?
Residents in Monroe County who are sick, shut in and/or caregivers who may not be able to go out and buy or prepare a meal for the holiday.
Why do they do it?
Many people in this rural area do not have access to transportation and some cannot afford to provide themselves or their families with a Thanksgiving meal.
Impact
The program provides a Thanksgiving meal to more than 500 area residents.
Contact: JoAnn Taylor
Administrative Assistant
Telephone: 251-743-7477
E-mail: jtaylor@mchcare.com
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