The annual Saint Anne's "Sponsor a Family" program is truly a community effort to help local families in need through the Christmas holiday season. Our deadline to pick a family to sponsor is December 8th.

To "Sponsor A Family" with both food and gifts at the Gerald Ryan Outreach Center in Wyandanch (Sunday, December 21st delivery), call:

Noreen DiPrisco 739-8350

Kathy Nixon 328-2943

Joanne Nolan Sorge 248-1834

Pat Gunther 741-7688

Jackie Bingham 741-0228

To "Sponsor A Family" with food only at Saint Martha's in Uniondale (Saturday, December 20th delivery), call:

Maryann Calabro 354-7816

Gigi Clarkson 775-5924

Anne Macera 352-0659

In addition to the families we sponsor, we provide bulk food to the outreach centers to help hundreds of other families in need. We would like to provide 100 canned hams and 300 lbs of rice with the help of monetary donations. Please make a check (no cash, please) payable to Saint Anne's Church with a notation that it is for "Christmas Sponsor A Family" program. Send it to Saint Anne's Church, 35 Dartmouth Street, Garden City, N.Y. 11530, Attention: Parish Social Ministry.