Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Traci Sanders (l) and Diana Turner (r) volunteered their time by manning the intersection by the Glasgow Post Office on Dec. 6 for a bit in the morning. This was Turner's first year volunteering for the event while this is the second year that Sanders is helping out.
Volunteers from throughout the community once again braved winter weather conditions on Dec. 6 to help facilitate this year's Block of Bucks event that helps out families and children with the purchase of essential winter clothing. Each year, the event is organized and implemented by Caring Hands, Inc., in addition to many community volunteers.
During the collection day on Dec. 6, volunteers took shifts from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., to stand at the downtown intersections by the Glasgow Post Office and D&G. to collect funds for the Dec. 7 shopping day. At the end of the day, a total of $27,374 was raised, which is up from last year's $17,280, but down from 2022's total of $39,749.
The event was able to serve 167 area children signed up and each child received approximately $164 to spend on winter clothing at the participating Glasgow stores.
Block of Bucks is open to all Valley County families though the only collection is in Glasgow. There was overwhelming gratitude from the families who participated and there were many smiles on the children's faces after receiving the warm boots, tennis shoes and clothing.
In addition to the annual Block of Bucks, Caring Hands, Inc. provides holiday gift cards for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas to families in need, provide bags of female products to Valley County schools, hand out scholarships and host a baby shower with gifts being handed out to the Hi-Line Homes and the Glasgow Police Department for distribution, among providing other donations throughout the community.
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