Holliston "Gifts for Giving" Due by Dec. 8

The Holliston Newcomers and the Holliston Lions are officially combining efforts this year for the "Gifts for Giving" program, to benefit local families who make use of the Holliston Pantry Shelf, according to Holliston Town News.

As the town’s population has grown and economic challenges have multiplied, the number of families who participate in Gifts for Giving has increased tremendously.

"This year, we're partnering with the Lions Club, so that we can serve as large a group as possible," says Holliston Newcomers' volunteer Trystan O'Leary said in a press release. "Traditionally, the Newcomers had run this program."  

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"Last year, the total number served by our program was 76," says O'Leary, but the total number served (at the Holliston Pantry Shelf) last year was 92."  

Volunteers with the program can:

• “adopt” a child, or several children who are from the same family, and provide gifts for them;
• purchase individual gifts that will vary in price;
• make a monetary donation that will be used to purchase gifts;
• purchase and donate stocking stuffers; or
• volunteer to help with last-minute shopping or gift distribution.

"Each individual volunteer is responsible for wrapping his or her gift and labeling," says O'Leary. 

Every family participating in the Gifts for Giving program will provide information about their children, including their gender, age, size, hobbies or interests, or even suggestions for specific gifts. The deadline for providing the gifts will be December 6th-8th.

Those short on time who still want to help make a child's holiday season special can consider making a monetary donation. All donations will be used to purchase gifts or stocking stuffers for children in need. Monetary donations may be sent to the Holliston Newcomers Club, P.O. Box 6581, Holliston, MA 01746, Attn: Gifts for Giving. Please send contributions by December 1, 2013.

For more information, contact O'Leary at trystan_oleary@hotmail.com or 508-429-2510.