Letter: Basic needs

To the editor:

Lend a Hand is a program to help three Prairie Park Elementary families by having the community donate gifts to meet their holiday needs. I would like to thank all the very generous families in the Prairie Park community for donating gifts to this program. We were able to meet almost all the needs of our first three families and, just at the point when Courtney Nowak, Prairie Park PTA president, and I were deliberating how to fill the unmet needs of our families, she explained our problem to her employer, Great American Bank, who, along with its employees, generously donated to the program.

When I told the school counselor of these additional donations, she asked if we would have enough money to aid another family of six that needed immediate assistance for the holidays. The top of the holiday wish list for this family Mom was a mop. These families are asking for basic needs: winter coats, boots, dish towels, diapers, a mop.

Thank you to the Prairie Park community and the wonderful people at Great American Bank. You have touched my heart and brightened the lives of our families and I appreciate all your help.