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Helping those in need: Support the Sunriver Community Christmas Sharing Program
It wasn’t the amount of the
check that brought joy to Lisa
Dalton.
Instead, it was the woman’s
kindness.
“Last year, I received a letter
in the mail from a woman
who was visiting Sunriver
last November,” Dalton said.
“The woman read a story in
the Sunriver Scene about the
Sunriver Community Christmas Sharing Program. When
she returned to California, she
wrote us a check for $100.”
The coordinator for the
Sunriver Community Christmas Sharing Program and
the teller supervisor at First
Interstate Bank in The Village
at Sunriver, Dalton said the
donation was an unexpected
but well-received gift for her
and her fellow volunteers.
“We were struggling to make
our budget last year and receiving the donation helped a great
deal,” Dalton said. “I am grateful to Sunriver Christian Fellowship for donating a $1,000
to make up our shortfall.”
The Sunriver Community
Christmas Sharing Program
provides a Christmas meal for
families and a Christmas present for children in the 97707
Zip code or the Sunriver and
great Three Rivers area. They
also provide food baskets for
senior citizens.
Dalton and her family members have distributed holiday
baskets and gifts and collecteddonations for the last five years.
She has witnessed the joy
from parents and individuals who have told her they
can celebrate the holidays,” she
said. “I believe it’s important
to bring joy to people because
that’s what we need more of in
the world.”
Help bring joy to local families this holiday season by 昀椀lling a
bag with nonperishable food items.
wouldn’t be able to celebrate
Christmas if they hadn’t received the holiday baskets.
“The Christmas Sharing
Program brings me joy because
the community works together
to make sure people don’t go
without during the holidays especially families with children,”
she said.
In 2024, volunteers provided
gift baskets to 41 children, 71
adults and 76 seniors. Children
receive wrapped presents and a
stocking.
Each family receives a turkey
or ham and the fixings for a
holiday meal including potatoes, rolls, dessert, breakfast
foods and household items.
“Our goal is to make sure we
can support anyone who asks
for a holiday basket,” Dalton
said.
She’s grateful for the donations received from community
members, adding Sunriver
Country Store & Marketplace
donates the turkeys each year.
The cost for a box of food
and household items for a family of four averages is around
$350.
“We mostly serve working families who don’t have
the additional income to pay
for holiday items since many
families are living paycheck
to paycheck,” she said. “There
is stress on many families to
carry on holiday traditions.
That’s where the more than
25 volunteers with Sunriver
Community Christmas Sharing Program come in to relieve
some of the financial stress felt
by local families.”
Dalton is grateful for the
volunteers and community
members who make the program possible.
“It brings me joy to work
with others on this program
because the families are so
thankful.
The Sunriver Community
Christmas Sharing program is
about making sure everyone
How to donate:
• Pick up and fill a grocery bag with nonperishable items. Bags are available
starting Tuesday, Nov. 11 at
Community Bible Church,
Sunriver Christian Fellowship,
First Interstate Bank in The
Village at Sunriver, Sunriver
Service District office, The
Door in the Sunriver Business
Park, Sunriver Library, Sunriver
Saturday Holiday Market and
Sunriver Resort Human Services Department.
• Fill the bag with the items
listed on the paper. You also
can donate cash or checks,
which will go towards the purchase of gifts and perishable
items including hams, turkeys,
eggs, milk and butter.
• The bags need to be returned by Friday, Dec. 12 to
Community Bible Church,
First Interstate Bank, Sunriver
Service District, The Door, or
Sunriver Christian Fellowship.
• Be a sponsor. A business,
organized group or individual
can be a sponsor by providing
a location for the public to pick
up grocery bags or drop off
filled grocery bags. Sponsors
also can be a place for giving
trees where individuals can
make a monetary donation.
Sponsors also can make charitable donations or offer products or services for free or at
reduced prices to support families in the Sunriver community.
How to receive food
and gifts:
If you would like to receive
a holiday basket and gifts,
please pick up an application at
Three Rivers School, Community Bible Church, The Door,
Sunriver Christian Fellowship,
Care & Share, First Interstate
Bank in The Village at Sunriver
or the Sunriver Service District.
Applications must be returned by Friday, Dec. 5. Volunteers will deliver gifts and
food baskets on Saturday, Dec.
20. For information or to volunteer, contact Lisa Dalton at
541-593-8101 or email lisa.
dalton@fib.com.
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