To the Journal editor:

The Negaunee St. Vincent de Paul food bank would like to thank the many organizations and individuals for their generous donations used in the preparation and distribution of Christmas baskets for families in the Negaunee area. We could not have done this without your assistance:

Lions Club of Negaunee; Marquette Range Steelworkers Retiree Club; Marquette City Steelworkers Coalition; Dave and Leanne Guenther; Negaunee Lady Elks; Women of Steel; United Steelworkers Local 4950; Negaunee Elks Lodge 1116; John Jilbert; Peter and Pam Gadzinski; Bethany Lutheran Church; Pete Heikkila representing The Highland Clan; St. Paul’s Faith Formation Classes; Fraternal Order of Eagles – Ladies Auxiliary; Eastwood Nursing Center; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eastwood Apostolic Lutheran Church; Pasquali’s; Border Grill; Range Bank; Mitchell United Methodist Church; Tino’s Bar and Pizza; Immanuel Lutheran Church; Judith Lisa; Neil and Tina Lynch; Richard and Carol Carlson; Super One Foods; Michael and Carol Mileski; George and Anna Mary Russo; James and Genevieve Flannery; and Peter and Suzanne Valenti.

We would also like to thank individuals who chose gift tags off the giving trees located in churches and purchased specific gifts for the children in the Negaunee and Palmer area.

Sincerely,

KATHY BLEAU, secretary

and Negaunee St. Vincent de Paul Members