DELPHOS — Delphos Community Christmas Project Angel trees now fill the lobbies of banks in Delphos, including Union, US, First Financial and Premier banks
Each December, The Delphos Herald staff takes a look back at the happenings of the year. Here is the first installment of four 2021 Wrap Ups.
January
Jan. 2
The
Christmas Project serves 292 children, 115 families Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00 AM Jefferson and St. Johnâs upperclassmen delivered the gifts from the Delphos Community Christmas Project. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer) DELPHOS COVID couldn’t dampen the Christmas spirit in Delphos.
“Our
donations were up a little this year so we were able to do a few extra
things, ” Delphos Community Christmas Project Director Edna Fischer
said. Tuesday. “We bought three bay cribs, mattresses and bedding; six
other beds; and tons of bed pillows.”
Fischer has always remarked how she finds it troubling that so many children don’t have beds.
Cash
donations totaled $51,000, which doesn’t include the Angel Tree