The White Doves Holiday Project
once again will present an evening of family
entertainment Nov. 30 at the Martin County Fairgrounds.
The grand opening of the “White
Doves Warehouse” starts at 5:30 p.m. between Buildings B
and C of the Fairgrounds. It marks the 18th year of
White Doves in Martin County.
The evening will feature singing,
bell-ringing and holiday skits by the youngsters from
Warfield Elementary School.
Plus, Santa Claus will arrive in an
antique fire engine, thanks to Martin County
Fire-Rescue.
Food and soft drinks will be
served, and attendees will have a chance to get
acquainted with one of the largest volunteer efforts in
Martin County.
“The grand opening is a simple,
heartwarming event,” said project coordinator Anne
Lalley. “We encourage families to come and enjoy the
festivities and learn more about White Doves.”
ABOUT WHITE DOVES
The White Doves Holiday Project
serves as a central clearinghouse for donated food and
toys at holiday time. The massive undertaking is a
project of Martin Volunteers and pools the resources of
dozens of volunteers, community groups, agencies,
families, businesses and faith-based and civic
organizations.
Martin Volunteers, formerly known
as the Volunteer & Community Resource Center (VCRC), is
a program of United Way of Martin County.
White Doves Holiday Project is
expecting to serve about 1,300 Martin County families
this year. Depending on amount of donations that White
Doves receives, families get to choose two to four toys
per child and receive the staples for a holiday meal,
and a turkey or ham.
Most of the nonperishable food
comes from the Boy Scouts’ Scouting for Food drive,
which is Nov. 11. Thousands of toys are donated at Toys
for Tots collection points throughout the county. White
Doves is the local coordinating organization for the
Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots drive in Martin
County.
Donations of food, toys, holiday
decorations and money can be dropped off at the White
Doves warehouse, Building B at the Martin County
Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Nov.
27 through Dec. 19.
Anyone wishing to make a monetary
donation may send it to White Doves Holiday Project, PO
Box 362, Stuart, FL 34995.
More information is available at
www.martinvolunteers.org/whitedoves or by calling
(772) 220-4472.
