To the editor:
Thanksgiving Day presents many reasons for being thankful. St Joseph Outreach ministries is thankful for the following agencies in the area who help to make sure that the nearly down-and-out are not forgotten and left to make it on their own:
For the Boys and Girls Scouts, the No. Salem Elementary School, the Post Office, the Salem High School FBLA, the members of our churches; for all the food you donate to make possible the Thanksgiving baskets for these struggling families.
For the Lions, the Salem Contractors Association, the Knights of Columbus, the Salem Cooperative Bank, the Salem Christmas Concert organizers and numerous individuals: for all the donations of funds that you trust us with to meet rent payments, fuel bills, vehicle repair bills, etc. for these same families.
All of these donations and sharing are so in keeping with the history of and the reason for Thanksgiving when we invite others to share in the bounty with which God has blessed this country. In the words of Tiny Tim, "God Bless us, everyone!"
Deacon David Costello
St Joseph Outreach Ministries
St Joseph Church
Salem, N.H.
