HOLIDAY SHARING 2013 Greenfield High School National Honor Society

WHAT IS IT? Holiday sharing was started almost 20 years ago. Holiday Sharing is the “adoption” of families in the community in need during the holiday season. Through donations, fundraisers, staff members, students, and community businesses, the National Honor Society is able to provide the necessary assistance to area families to make their holiday a little brighter. As a community and school effort, this program has grown to assist many families in need (52 this year) as well as worthwhile organizations.

OVER 6,000 NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS WERE DONATED  Thank you to Greenfield Middle School, Edgewood, Elm Dale, Glenwood, and Maple Grove Elementary Schools.  Each family was given several boxes of food.

OVER 6,000 PIECES OF CLOTHING WERE DONATED  Families were able to go through the clothing and select what they wanted.

OVER 1,700 NEW AND USED TOYS WERE DONATED  The high school 1 st hour classes were very generous this year.

FAMILIES WERE GIVEN FRESH FRUIT, BREAD AND A POINSETTIA PLANT  Donations by:  Rays Butcher Shoppe  Big Apple Bagel  Patterson's Orchard  BreadSmith  Scordato Bakery  Custom Grown Greenouse

CLOSE TO$5,000 WAS DONATED  Each family was given $50 in Aldi gift certificates and $25 in Kmart gift certificates  These two stores were chosen because the families cannot purchase alcohol or cigarettes with the gift cards.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS  The Forum  Giddlers Cafe  Stu’s Flooring  Rossen Nissan  Dave’s Garage  BMO – Harris Bank  Greenfield GMC Buick  Greenfield Library  Whitnall Rotary Club  Greenfield Walmart  Helen Springob  GHS Student Senate  GHS German NHS  Osborne Chiropractic  Audrey Ellison  Steve Heun  Anchor Bank

AFTER HOLIDIAY SHARING  Additional Donations were made to:  1 carload of toys, new hats/gloves (200), and several boxes of children’s books went to St. Francis Hospital for waiting rooms, Pediatric and Emergency Departments  Approximately items of clothing went to Prince of Peace for distribution to needy families  Men’s winter clothing/coats/boots were donated to the Zablocki VA Medical Center for use with homeless veterans

ADDITIONAL DONATIONS:  Emergency boxes of hats, scarves, and gloves were sent to each of the four elementary schools in the Greenfield Schoool District…about items in each box.  Toys were given to the Greenfield Fire Department for use during emergency/trauma situations.  7 small truckloads of food were donated to St. Martin of Tours Emergency Food Pantry. That pantry was selected because they turn no one away and they serve the 5 zip codes in southern Milwaukee County.  They said that the food donated by Holiday Sharing will help them through May.

NJHS  This year NJHS 8 th graders came over from the middle school to help with the 1 st hour collection and sorting  Thank you to Senorita Swaer, Senoria Mihalyi, and Frau Beier

GREENFIELD NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HELP MAKE HOLIDAY SHARING SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS THIS YEAR!