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Blessing boxes are designed to hold non-perishable food and home supplies. Anyone can stop by and donate or take what they may need across the Ohio county.

TAUNTON — The Elisha Project, a Rhode Island-based non-profit that helps provide food for the needy, launched its monthly Blessing Boxes program Saturday, May 2 by donating 500 boxes of food to elderly Taunton Housing Authority residents throughout the city.  The event was organized by City Councilor John McCaul, with help from the Kiwanis Club, Taunton R.O.T.C., City Councilor Don Cleary, City Council Candidate Larry Quintal, many local pastors and church members and Elisha Project workers.  McCaul said the boxes were met with many hugs, thank yous and tears from recipients. He said...

I am building an army of kind people in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2017, with local tragedies compounded by the ongoing divisive political climate all over the country, I was searching for something that could bring everyone together. Something upon which everyone can agree. Eventually, it occurred to me that we can all afford to be kinder to one another. Kinder in our words, thoughts, and deeds – and that anonymous giving is the perfect vessel for slow but impactful change. I created the Lowcountry Blessing Box Project after reading about the first Little Free Pantry in Arkansas, and t...

The Syracuse Crawfish Fest returns this weekend, but it’s take-out only Updated 12:05 PM; Today 11:47 AM Cracking a crawfish open during the 2019 Syracuse Crawfish Festival in Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY, Saturday May 4, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse. Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — The annual Syracuse Crawfish Festival, a sure sign of spring in Central New York for most of the last 14 years, returns in a modified form Saturday at the Inner Harbor. Due to Covid-19 protocols, this year’s festival will be a “grab and go” event and will be combined with a food truck rodeo. ...

More Blessing Boxes arrive in the Thumb Mary Drier, For the Tribune April 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The items in Blessing Boxes vary daily depending on what is taken and items that are donated. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 The newest Blessing Box location is at the Trinity United Methodist Church's side door at 513 Washington Street, Sebewaing. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of3 As the coronavirus pandemic wears on with its restrictions, difficult financial times continue as well. With that in mind, communities throughout the Thumb have welcomed a free service th...