Thank you for the wonderful response to our plea highlighting the need this year for turkeys and toys to fill our holiday food and gift boxes for families in need.

Your response was heartening with more than 30 turkeys arriving at our door Monday along with gift cards, apples, oranges, canned goods, new childrens coats and clothing, new toys and cash donations.

Christmas elves busied themselves Monday and Tuesday to ready food baskets and gifts for the families.

Because of your generous outpouring, we will be able to help more than 60 families with the fixings for a special holiday meal and toys and gifts for the more than 100 children in these families.

On behalf of the volunteers and staff of William Temple House and especially the families in need whom your gifts help, a blessed, blessed Christmas to you and your loved ones.

Volunteer opportunities available in social services and at Thrift Store

William Temple House volunteers are integral to the continued success of the agency which has helped the working poor in Portland since 1965. More than 200 volunteers each year selflessly commit their time, energy and skills.

CLICK HERE for a list of typical volunteer openings.