Post Messenger Recorder -

Thank you to everyone who helped during the 4th Annual Turkey Drop and to those who donated on November 13. 45 turkeys and two pheasants, 48 boxes of potatoes, 31 cans of mandarin oranges, 31 boxes of orange Jell-O, 39 servings of gravy, 78 boxes of dressing/stuffing, 86 cans of green beans, 63 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup, three pumpkin pies, three containers of Cool Whip, 10 cans of French fried onions, nine corn bread mixes, four cans of pumpkin, two cans of yams, six cans of corn, two cookie mixes, one bottle of ketchup, one donation of pumpkin pie bars, one can of cherry pie filling and two bags of hamburger buns, and almost $1,000 were donated to our Belleville Food Pantry. Many people will have a Happy Thanksgiving because of all of the people who helped and donated.

Marian Viney

Belleville Middle School teacher Bob Gentilli and his social studies class made sure that all the donations were taken to the Belleville Food Pantry and then helped get everything ready for families to pick up.

Thank you the School District of Belleville, Bob Gentilli, Theresa Schultz, Betty Wolff, Dale Yurs, Doris Diaz, Julie Sutter Blair, Julie Uebelacker, Jenny DeLorme, Angie Markhardt, Jo Diaz, Heide Hackman, Doug and Marian Viney, Doug Brown, Bob and Bev Flanagan, and Karen Armstrong.

Also, thank you to Darin Burreson for advertising and collecting turkeys and fixings!