UPDATED DECEMBER 21:
Operation Holiday Basket (OHB) has been in existence for 36 years. Gedric Merritt has been fortunate to have his champion volunteer on the front line with him to help assist in coordinating this Operation. This person is a fellow by the name of Freeman “Mac” McInroy. Mac has been a great contributor to the program for 37 years. He is a retired Roosevelt Teacher, Football and Track Coach. Last year we served 300 families in North and South Minneapolis. Mac and Gary Lewis have been long-time supporters of Hiawatha YMCA and the founders of this dynamic community service project. Many families have been impacted by their caring and sharing to feed families in need. Mac’s story is that he wanted to give back to others, because his family was served at a time when they were down on their luck.
The food is distributed to diverse groups of low income families and individuals who are mostly East African and people of color. We also help some people who are disabled and they benefit greatly from this generous opportunity. There are just over 200 volunteers that help in this endeavor; they come from area schools in the south Minneapolis. They support this event by doing food drives within the school and then they transport the items to the Hiawatha YMCA. Ameri-Corp and the Vista program also send volunteers who help support the cause.
The Baskets were assembled on the morning of December 21st, 2007 by volunteers from Roosevelt High school (students and alumni), Ameri-Corps Volunteers, Vista Program Volunteers, Community volunteers and many other volunteers from various organizations and schools. Volunteers form a supply chain from the storage area to the lower level, where the baskets are filled by other volunteers. Completed baskets are then moved to the final staging areas where a donated turkey from Cub Foods in added to complete the process.
The baskets are delivered to the families or they can pick them up from the Hiawatha YMCA on Friday, December 21st, 2007. Baskets that are being picked up will be available starting at 10am and delivery of all other baskets begins at 11.
Operation Holiday Basket (OHB) has been in existence for 36 years. Gedric Merritt has been fortunate to have his champion volunteer on the front line with him to help assist in coordinating this Operation. This person is a fellow by the name of Freeman “Mac” McInroy. Mac has been a great contributor to the program for 37 years. He is a retired Roosevelt Teacher, Football and Track Coach. Last year we served 300 families in North and South Minneapolis. Mac and Gary Lewis have been long-time supporters of Hiawatha YMCA and the founders of this dynamic community service project. Many families have been impacted by their caring and sharing to feed families in need. Mac’s story is that he wanted to give back to others, because his family was served at a time when they were down on their luck.The food is distributed to diverse groups of low income families and individuals who are mostly East African and people of color. We also help some people who are disabled and they benefit greatly from this generous opportunity. There are just over 200 volunteers that help in this endeavor; they come from area schools in the south Minneapolis. They support this event by doing food drives within the school and then they transport the items to the Hiawatha YMCA. Ameri-Corp and the Vista program also send volunteers who help support the cause.
The Baskets were assembled on the morning of December 21st, 2007 by volunteers from Roosevelt High school (students and alumni), Ameri-Corps Volunteers, Vista Program Volunteers, Community volunteers and many other volunteers from various organizations and schools. Volunteers form a supply chain from the storage area to the lower level, where the baskets are filled by other volunteers. Completed baskets are then moved to the final staging areas where a donated turkey from Cub Foods in added to complete the process.
The baskets are delivered to the families or they can pick them up from the Hiawatha YMCA on Friday, December 21st, 2007. Baskets that are being picked up will be available starting at 10am and delivery of all other baskets begins at 11.
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