Warwick Ecumenical Council will sponsor holiday food baskets

Warwick - The Warwick Ecumenical Council will sponsor its annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Basket Program again this year. Registration to receive baskets during the 2006 holiday season will be at the Ecumenical Council Food Pantry at the Warwick United Methodist Church, 135 Forester Ave. Starting Sept. 12, sign-up will be Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. The deadline to sign up for Thanksgiving is Nov. 9 and the deadline for Christmas is Dec. 7. The program is for Town of Warwick residents. Two proofs of identification and town residency are required. A bill showing name and physical address qualifies; post office box addresses are not. Farm workers should bring a letter from the school their children attend, an electric bill or an employer’s letter verifying address. There are two ways to support the program. You may adopt a family and provide baskets and gifts or you may volunteer to help on the days the baskets are distributed, Nov. 21 and Dec. 21. To get involved, call 986-4930. The council has provided baskets for each holiday to more than 160 families in recent years.