Christmas in July turns 10 with successful event
Dress Barn), Calhoun Taxi, Camryn McClaine Salon ( Cortney Penny, Colie Bryant, Kayla Holland, and Tammy Henderson), Chick- fil- a, CVS, First Bank of Calhoun, Good Friends ( Taxi), Gordon County Sheriff’s Department, Hair Port ( Regina Cochran and Melinda Daniel), Kool Smiles, Little Caesars, Mohawk, Payless Shoes, Pizza Hut, Shaggy Chic Salon (Raye Fowler and Kristi Smith), Shaw ( D5, D4, D7, DY and WH), Sub Delights, Thomason Egg, Walmart
Christmas in July Calhoun/ Gordon County Community Resource Elves:
Amerigroup, Beta Tau of Delta Kappy Gamma, Calhoun City Schools, Calhoun Gordon County Retired Educators Association, CareSource, Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Family Connection of Gordon County, Family Ties, Gordon County 4-H, Gordon County Schools, Kappa Kappa Iota, Literacy Council, NGEMC Foundation Operation Round- Up, Prevent Child Abuse, Retired Structures Engineers from Lockheed, Right From the Start Medical Assistance Group ( RSM), Tallatoona Cap Gordon County
This year, the Christmas in July Elves assisted 103 families who had been invited to the event. Those families included 311 children and 169 adults; 287 volunteers signed in to help with set- up, Christmas Day and the Quarter Sale. Left over book bags with supplies were given to Calhoun City Schools and Gordon County Schools.
The Christmas Elves Quarter Sale on the Monday following Christmas in July Number 10 netted $ 500. That money was divided among: VAC, Blewer Food Bank ( Baptist Memorial Center), God’s Pantry at Calhoun Seventh- day Adventist Church, and St. Vincent de Paul of St. Clement’s Catholic Church.
Christmas in July Elves: Vickie Spence/ Sandi Dillard- CFBC, Diane Burkholtd/ Cynthis DuttonMeadowdale, Jan Drexler- St. Clement’s Catholic, Anne Barton/ Judy McEntyre- CFUMC, Roberta Charbonneau- Family Connections, Mary Sterling, Pam TreglownPlainville Independent Methodist and Davina Pass/Tara Zapp/Rosellen Burns-NEUMC