Ray Bertrand, a Sacred Heart volunteer, picks up his Angel Food box from Ed Keearns at Cedar Creek Church.

This past Thanksgiving there were 15 families in the Hot Springs Village area that enjoyed a true holiday feast thanks to the generosity of Sacred Heart Parishioners.  The Men's Club and the Ladies Guild of Sacred Heart, utilizing money collected from fund raisers during the year, purchased food and put together Thanksgiving Baskets that were delivered to needy families. 

In most cases, volunteers from the two organizations go to Cedar Creek Church to pick up  Angel Food boxes that they had purchased.  From the church they go to buy additional fresh foods which are then combined with the Angel Food boxes and then delivered.  In some cases, Ladies Guild volunteers go to the grocery store and purchase all the food for a meal and deliver it directly from the store. 

Ed Keearns coordinates the program for Sacred Heart, supplying the names of families in need compiled by the Village Outreach mission.  The deliveries are made during the week prior to Thanksgiving to insure that a holiday meal is available on Thanksgiving Day.  The volunteers that make the deliveries report that the families receiving the food baskets are all very thankful.