Published: November 23, 2009 10:51 pm      

A heavy fog Saturday morning may have slowed things down, but it did not prevent the Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County and its Key and Builders clubs from their annual delivery of Thanksgiving food baskets.

Greenup County families receive 57 baskets

RACELAND — A heavy fog Saturday morning may have slowed things down, but it did not prevent the Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County and its Key and Builders clubs from their annual delivery of Thanksgiving food baskets.

More than 80 Kiwanis, Key Club and Builders Club members joined by other family members and volunteers, delivered the 57 food baskets assembled by the three organizations to Greenup County families. They gathered at Raceland-Worthington High School to begin the journey.

All of the families on the delivery list were advised to watch for the arrival and many were out waiting. Jack Patterson, a longtime Kiwanian and current club vice president, whose son-in-law Roy Roberson led the Thanksgiving project 16 years ago, said making the deliveries is a sometimes eye-opening experience for the students.

As the deliveries progressed, reaction ran from a simple “thank you” to “I really don’t know what we would have done without this. God bless you.”

Roberson recalled this weekend that the basket idea was a partnership between the Kiwanis Club and the Raceland-Worthington Key Club. The first year, he said, started small with only 10-12 baskets delivered. Then each year thereafter it grew.

The baskets were designed to contain the basics for a complete Thanksgiving meal. Besides the turkey and roasting pan, cans of corn, green beans and sweet potatoes were included as were stuffing mix and gravy plus cake mix and pie filling.

A special Kiwanis Thanksgiving recipe guide was added that included simple recipes to make use of the items in the basket, and later with the leftovers.

The food items were all donated by the Kiwanis members, the Key Clubs at Raceland-Worthington, Russell and Greenup High Schools and the Builders Club at the Russell Middle School. The Kiwanis club purchased the turkeys from proceeds raised through Run By The River.

In addition, the Builders Club prepared three additional baskets, with turkeys, for special delivery and another three food baskets were given to River Cities Harvest for distribution through Greenup’s Helping Hands organization.

In all, the club estimated the value of this year’s deliveries at $2,800, bringing the 16 year total to an estimated $25,000. Over that time, more than 750 families have been helped.

RACELAND A heavy fog Saturday morning may have slowed things down, but it did not prevent the Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County and its Key and Builders clubs from their annual delivery of Thanksgiving food baskets.

More than 80 Kiwanis, Key Club and Builders Club members joined by other family members and volunteers, delivered the 57 food baskets assembled by the three organizations to Greenup County families. They gathered at Raceland-Worthington High School to begin the journey.

All of the families on the delivery list were advised to watch for the arrival and many were out waiting. Jack Patterson, a longtime Kiwanian and current club vice president, whose son-in-law Roy Roberson led the Thanksgiving project 16 years ago, said making the deliveries is a sometimes eye-opening experience for the students.

As the deliveries progressed, reaction ran from a simple “thank you” to “I really don’t know what we would have done without this. God bless you.”

Roberson recalled this weekend that the basket idea was a partnership between the Kiwanis Club and the Raceland-Worthington Key Club. The first year, he said, started small with only 10-12 baskets delivered. Then each year thereafter it grew.

The baskets were designed to contain the basics for a complete Thanksgiving meal. Besides the turkey and roasting pan, cans of corn, green beans and sweet potatoes were included as were stuffing mix and gravy plus cake mix and pie filling.

A special Kiwanis Thanksgiving recipe guide was added that included simple recipes to make use of the items in the basket, and later with the leftovers.

The food items were all donated by the Kiwanis members, the Key Clubs at Raceland-Worthington, Russell and Greenup High Schools and the Builders Club at the Russell Middle School. The Kiwanis club purchased the turkeys from proceeds raised through Run By The River.

In addition, the Builders Club prepared three additional baskets, with turkeys, for special delivery and another three food baskets were given to River Cities Harvest for distribution through Greenup’s Helping Hands organization.

In all, the club estimated the value of this year’s deliveries at $2,800, bringing the 16 year total to an estimated $25,000. Over that time, more than 750 families have been helped.