“Adopter” Guidelines
The Pawling Resource Center’s “Adopt-A-Family” program operates anonymously and gives individuals, families and groups an opportunity to “Adopt” a family of any size: Small (1 child); Medium (2-3 children); or Large (4+ children). This includes buying gifts for children and optionally a gift card for parents. Once you return this form to us with your preference, you will be called and given specific requests for an appropriate-sized family. To maintain anonymity, you will be provided with a Family Number (#) rather than the family’s name.
To ensure that all Adopted Families receive an equitable distribution of gifts, please follow these guidelines:
• PLEASE, limit your purchase to a few items of clothing and one fun gift, or to $75 per child.
• Parents can receive a food store gift card, or the Chamber of Commerce Merchant’s gift card.
• Very important! Please label each gift with FAMILY #, gender and age of child.
i.e. “Family # 3, M-6.” All gifts must be dropped off at the same time.
• For those who have difficulty limiting purchases to the above guidelines (), you may add to our “Gift Box” of special items or toys that will be distributed to needy families who were not “adopted.”
• Donations of Holiday food should be delivered to the PRC and will be distributed among families.
The final day to sign up to Adopt-a-Family is Friday December 5th.
• NOTE:
DELIVERY LOCATION IS
154 CHARLES COLEMAN BLVD
AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING
• Drop off dates:
Mon. Dec. 8 and
Tues. Dec. 9 10a-4p
Thank you for your generosity and spirit of giving!