Monday, December 19, 2011

Rockbridge Christmas Basket Program


The numbers are in for the Rockbridge Christmas Basket Program.

More than 400 volunteers made an appearance this past Saturday at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington to help pack baskets of food and toys for the needy. More than 200 volunteers were involved in the delivery of the baskets Saturday afternoon.

Organizers say this year’s program served 1,087 families and 2,812 individuals, including 979 children. All told, 1,700 boxes of food and 519 toy bags were delivered on Saturday.