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1,156 ‘Buckets Of Hope’ Headed From North Escambia To Haiti
March 16, 2010
Over 1,100 food-containing Buckets of Hope were donated by North Escambia area residents to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
The 1,156 buckets were donated in just over a month at host site First Baptist Church of Cantonment as well as the First Baptist Church of Bratt, area schools and other drop-off points. The buckets contain specific food items, including beans, rice, sugar, flour, cooking oil and other essentials. Each bucket contains enough food to feed a family of four for about a week, plus they have the bucket to reuse to haul water, store food items or even move rubble in the earthquake stricken land.
Monday, the buckets were loaded a trailer donated by Gilmore Services. The company will transport the buckets to Marianna to be made ready for delivery to Haiti.
Pictured top: Volunteers load over 1,100 Buckets of Hope into a Gilmore Services trailer Monday in Cantonment. Pictured inset: First Baptist Church of Cantonment Associate Pastor Larry Huff, Marc Wilson, Ottoway Fillingim, Dalton Smith and Dylan Smith. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “1,156 ‘Buckets Of Hope’ Headed From North Escambia To Haiti”
Nothing makes me prouder than to know my grandsons have a role model like their father,Drayton Smith who takes Jesus as his role model
I am blessed to be a part of a church that takes seriously Jesus’ commands to care for people “here, there, and everywhere”, as Drayton reminds us.
There are so many great people who donate their time, their money, and other resources, like the Gilmore truck, and their talents to spread the gospel of Christ.
Thank youl.
This is so wonderful for everyone to get this stuff together to help those poor people in Haiti, They have been through such a tragic horrifying thing… God bless them all and bless all of the people that are willing to help them in this time of need…