Madison Messenger - November 20th, 2022

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Holiday Gift Ideas
Holiday Gift Ideas
Many opportunities to donate gifts for children
• Tri-County Joint Fire District in Mount Sterling
It is time to fill out an application for the Tri-County Joint Firefighter’s
Toy drive. New this year, the firefighters will be working
with the Mount Sterling Community Center to help more families
in the community. Families need to fill out an application and provide
ID, proof of residence (electric bill, phone bill, etc). Applicants
must live within the Tri-County Fire running district or within the
community center’s service area.
The application window is open through Dec. 5. Forms can be
picked up weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the fire house, 7 W. Columbus
MABE’S CLOTHING
&
ATHLETIC APPAREL
HOLIDAY HOURS Starting Dec. 5, 2022
Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs. 10:30am-6:30pm
Fri. 10am-5pm Sat. 10am-3pm
740-852-1262
18/20 SOUTH MAIN ST.
LONDON, OH 43140
The Carriage House of Lafayette
Get Your Holiday Decorations & Gifts
Candles, Possible Dreams,
Jim Shore, Santas, etc.
MANY ITEMS $20 OR LESS
FREE Gift Wrap, Layaway & Free
Delivery in 20 Mile Radius
HOURS: Closed Sun., Mon., & Tues.
740-852-5297
Open Wed. - Sat., Noon - 5 PM
% All Christmas Trees %
50off
1735 Cumberland Rd. SE London, OH 43140
50off
St., or the community center, 164 E. Main St. Both locations will be
accepting toys and monetary donations through Dec. 5.
For more information about the toy drive, call the fire house at
(740) 869-2643 or the community center at (740) 869-2453.
• Madison County Job & Family and London Fire Department
The Holiday Helpers Firefighters Toy Drive is under way. Madison
County families in need, with children ages 0-12 years old, who
want to receive gifts are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.
Families can sign up at Job & Family Services, 200 Midway St.,
London. For details, call (740) 852-4770. Anyone who would like to
“adopt” children for which to buy gifts, make a monetary donation,
or donate toys can call 852-4770.
• West Jefferson Schools, Fire Department and Library
The firefighters of Jefferson Township, Hurt-Battelle Memorial
Library, and West Jefferson High School’s student council are coordinating
their annual Christmas toy drive for underprivileged
children of the West Jefferson area.
The group is collecting toys for children ages newborn through 9
years old, and gift cards for children ages 10 to 16 years old.
Toy donations can be dropped off at: Jefferson Township Fire Department,
745 W. Main St.; Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library, 270
Lilly Chapel Rd.; or West Jefferson High School, 1 Roughrider Dr.
If necessary, arrangements can be made for pickup of donations by
contacting one of the organizers listed below. Reference “Toy Drive”
in the subject area of any email correspondence.
For monetary donations, make checks payable to “Firefighters
Toy Drive” and mail them to or drop them off at the high school or
fire department. Shopping for the toys will be done on Dec. 15.
For additional info, contact: Rick Cook, Jefferson Township Fire
Department, (614) 879-8265; Jen Miller, West Jefferson High
School, jmiller@westjeff.org, (614) 879-7681, ext. 2300, (614) 394-
2792; Melissa Woodard, Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library,
mglover@hbmlibrary.org or (614) 879-8448.
• H.E.L.P. House
H.E.L.P. House, 122 E. Center St., London, is sponsoring a Little
Lambs Christmas outreach Dec. 17, 9 am.-noon. Clients must register
for this in-person shopping event. H.E.L.P. House also will
match families in need with area individuals
and families that are willing to purchase
gifts for the holiday season. Sponsors, as
well as families in need, are encouraged to
register to purchase and receive gifts.
Contact H.E.L.P. House for more infor-
The Country Christmas Barn
Stop in at 3230 State RT. 187 London, Ohio
Thursday & Friday 12 to 6 PM and
Saturday 12 to 5 PM
AFTER THANKSGIVING we will Open on
Sundays too from 1 PM to 4 PM.
Check out our selections of Home Decor and
Holiday Items among many other
hidden gems!
One thing about the Barn it is packed
full of bargains!
mation at (740) 852-1980 or via email at
helphouseoutreach@gmail.com.
• Plain City Churches
Plain City area churches are making
plans for the annual Christmas Basket project.
In 2021, baskets and gifts were distributed
to 125 families which included over 750
individuals, approximately 500 of whom
were children.
The Plain City Church Fellowship, which
sponsors the project, is asking for names, addresses
and phone numbers of families or individuals
in the Jonathan Alder School
District who might need assistance over the
holidays. Names of families or individuals in
need can be turned in by calling Plain City
Presbyterian Church at (614) 873-5011 or
Dave McCray at (614) 408-1617 as soon as
possible. All information is kept confidential.
The fellowship is not accepting food donations
this year and will not hold a volunteer
packing day. Anyone interested in
helping with this project can donate money.
Mail checks to: “Christmas Basket Fund,”
Plain City Presbyterian Church, 231 E.
Main St., Plain City, OH 43064.
Another way to participate is to “adopt” a
family for which to buy Christmas presents.
Families may be adopted through local
churches or by calling the Presbyterian
Church or McCray. Guidelines are provided
for purchasing gifts for appropriate age levels.
Anyone who adopts a family is asked to
deliver the gifts between Dec. 10 and Dec. 17.
For details, call Jim Kaufman, co-chairman,
at (937) 243-1653.
• West Jefferson Community Association
Adopt-a-Family
Each year, the association collects gifts
to give to children in need who live in the
Jefferson Local School District. Families in
need who would like to receive gifts can pick
up applications at Norwood Elementary and
Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library.
Anyone who would like to donate to the
effort can do so by “adopting” a family and
purchasing gifts for them. Another way to
help is by making a monetary donation. For
details, contact Dee Jones at (614) 746-7648
or by email at hbdjones@yahoo.com.
Santa breakfast
Mount Sterling Masonic Lodge 269. 54
N. London St., is holding Breakfast with
Sant on Dec. 10 and Dec. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Everything is free. Menu: pancakes,
sausage, and drinks. Families are welcome
to take photos. Every childgetes a gift. Visitors
are encouraged to donate non-perishable
food items for the Mount Sterling
Community Center food pantry (especially
soup). The Mount Sterling Chamber of Commerce
is co-hosting the breakfast.