- Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2015 04:36
By Paul Chasko
The American Legion’s Morrison Ritchie Post completed a successful 2015 toy drive.
Legionnaires deliver gifts for deserving children |
Thanks to generous contributions from the Post members and the Finleyville community, well over $1,400 in new toys were delivered to the St. Francis Church Ladies of Charity to provide a merry Christmas for deserving youngsters.
The Ladies of Charity saw that each deserving child received a special Christmas gift. “It’s our way of paying forward for what our community means to us,” said Legion Post Vice Commander Bob Jones. “We are a service organization, first and foremost.”
In the Photo at right: Post 613 Legionnaires deliver new toys for deserving children to St. Francis Church Ladies of Charity. Pictured are (l-r) Back Row: ALA Secretary /Treasurer Joyce Mayers and SAL Adjutant, Bob Jones Front Row: Legionnaire Peggy Sanders; Alice Hakos (St. Francis Ladies of Charity); Father Robert Boyle; and John Koller (Legionnaire).