Holiday Programs


Holiday Adoption

YOU are the key to a warm holiday season for Circle families!

Please consider supporting the 2023 Holiday Adoption program with a gift today. Thanks to  your generous support, Holiday Adoption provides our client families with a $50 retail gift card for each member of the household to experience the joy of the season. The cards are given out at the monthly pantry appointment leading up to the holiday.

In years past, we asked our community friends to “adopt” the members of a Circle client family, and we provided a wish list for each family from which to shop. Since switching to a gift card distribution during Covid, we asked our clients which model of the Holiday Adoption program worked best for their families. Overwhelmingly, our clients reported that they preferred receiving the gift cards. We were especially struck by the common theme as to why the gift cards were the favorite. The heads-of-household – mostly the moms – reported that, more than the thrill of opening gifts, the moms appreciated the flexibility to provide for their families and, thoughtfully, the opportunity to really participate in providing a holiday for their loved ones. Day-to-day income struggles often prevent our clients from choosing and giving gifts to their children, and the cards gave them the pleasure of being the giver of gifts.

Thank you for helping to support Holiday Adoption by clicking on the link below and designating how many family members you would like to adopt. Your generosity assures bright seasonal smiles with gifts for all!

Please click here to make the holidays a joy for Circle families!»


Thanksgiving Baskets

The Thanksgiving Basket program is gearing up for a wonderful 2023!!

Circle provides the basis of the Thanksgiving feast for our clients with a pie and a gift card to pick up a turkey and items to personalize the holiday meal. Several area churches also will prefill boxes with all the tradition staples of this feast.

But we can still use your help!

Not all of our clients are bakers, but many are looking for ingredients to bake for their families throughout the holidays. These items stock our baking shelf, and clients can pick their favorites as they choose their regular foods. We are welcoming:
Flour
Sugar
Vegetable Oil
Shortening
Baking Soda
Baking Powder
Vanilla Extract (Almond and Mint Extracts, too)
Chocolate Chips

Baking Spices, such as cinnamon or ginger
Baking Mixes

If you will help stock the baking shelf, we can accept donations in our adjacent warehouse on:
– Mondays, Tuesday and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
– Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
– Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon
– Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We are thankful for you!