The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1991 Page: 3 of 18
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Thursday, December 26,1991 The Albany News Page 3
Baskets delivered to 108 families
More than 100 Shackelford
County families received boxes
overflowing with food and toys last
Friday when volunteers delivered
the Albany Ministerial Alliance's
Christmas Baskets for the Needy.
According to general chairman
of the basket program, Rev. Lloyd
Conner of the First Baptist Church
of Albany, 108 family units had
been given holiday assistance as of
Monday afternoon.
Conner commended the nu-
merous volunteers who showed up
to help with the sorting, boxing
and delivery of the baskets last
week.
"We moved the delivery date up
a full 24 hours because of the
football game, and in spite of the
schedule change and the fact that
it was raining Friday morning, we
were basically through by about
10:30 a.m."
The chairman expressed ap-
preciation to the school for allow-
ing several students to help load
the boxes into vehicles, and to West
Texas Utilities for sending the
entire local crew.
The rain "slacked off" during
most of the delivery time, even
though a number of detours had to
be made because of high water.
"We had excellent respon se from
our helpers. Again, the cooperative
spirit and the generosity of these
people in the giving of valuable
time was amazing," he stated.
"Every year, it is very gratifying to
witness this program work."
Rev. James I. Edwards of the
First United Methodist Church
agreed. Edwards is the newest
member of the Albany Ministerial
Alliance and has lived in Albany
since June.
"The generosity of the people in
this town is magnificent," he re-
marked, adding that he has been
involved in several similar pro-
grams in three other communities.
. "Usually, churches will conduct
their own drives and select their
own recipients, ending up with a
lot of duplication or missing fami-
lies entirely," he commented.
"The spirit of cooperation within
the Alliance, the local government
entities and this community is
tremendous. It was very gratifying
to be a part of it."
Edwards also stated that he was
impressed with the fact that "the
word 'charity' never came up."
"Charity sort of implies that
something is owed back and I never
had that feeling with this program.
The focus seemed to be on giving
and the idea that no one should go
hungry or without some joy at
Christmas. This was a definite
outpouring of God's grace through
His people."
Edwards added that other pro-
grams he is familiar with have not
included the toys for children. "This
part of it was extremely satisfying.
We were even able to purchase
several new coats for children who
needed them with the money
given."
According to Conner, almost 170
children from birth through teen-
agers were given gifts through the
basket program.
"It seemed to be a good experi-
ence for everyone involved," Con-
ner said. "This was by far the most
families we've ever served and the
resources met the needs."
This is the seventh year for the
Alliance's Christmas baskets.
When the program was initiated,
the Alliance delivered food and toys
to 23 local families, with the Albany
Lions Club helping by giving food
to about 20 other recipients.
"You can see how much the
program has grown over just a few
years, and it wouldn't have been
possible without the help of the
community as a whole," Conner
stated. "The concern shown by the
people of Albany for less fortunate
neighbors is wonderful."
The members of the Alliance
expressed appreciation to all those
who gave, helped or had any part
in the 1991 effort.
"We also want to apologize if we
overlooked anyone," Conner said.
"We know there may be several
who are more needy than some of
the ones who received baskets, but
we weren't made aware of these
and therefore, weren't allowed to
help them.
*We had several additions after
the bulk of the boxes were delivered
on Friday," he said, "and there
may be more in the next few days."
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS...
Volunteers (l-r) Sara Wilson, Lloyd Conner and James Garvin add some ground beef and other
perishables as workers deliver 108 Christmas Baskets for the Needy in the rain Friday morning.
Todd earns place in honor society
Brandee Todd was among the
64 students at the Texas Academy
of Mathematics and Science who
became members of the National
Honor Society for maintaining
cumulative 3.0 grade point aver-
ages.
Students gifted in mathematics
and the sciences come to the Texas
academy, a residential accelerated
learning program on the Univer-
sity of North Texas campus, to
complete their last two years of
high school and their first two years
of college simultaneously.
Todd is the daughter of Jann
and Howard Todd of Albany.
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1991, newspaper, December 26, 1991; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412511/m1/3/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.