Big Turnout For Food, Services, Dinner and Toys In Winona Lake
Volunteers on the left prepared bags of items for visitors at We Care Warsaw Sunday at the Gordon ….. in Winona Lake.
Staff Report
WINONA LAKE – The annual We Care Warsaw, organized by Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, attracted a large crowd on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Gordon Health and Wellness Center on the campus of Grace College.
Organizers said they were prepared with an estimated $32,000 in gifts and services such as makeovers, family photos and haircuts.
Families could also receive a bag of groceries and a full turkey dinner during the events.
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- Above, Emerson Blankenship looks at a photographer as Judy Yeager (L) helps paint her nails. To the right, Emerson, 5, who came to the event with her mother, Miccah, was engrossed with the work. Yeager said she’s been volunteering her work for 13 years and love it. InkFreeNews photos by Dan Spalding.
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- A look at some of what was served Saturday at the We Care Warsaw dinner. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
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- Jeff Carroll begins carving a turkey minutes before guests began filing in for dinner. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
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- Volunteers all wore the same shirts. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
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- Carly O’Hara comments on the balloon worn by her grandfather, Don DeYoung. They were part of a half dozen volunteers who made balloon art at Saturday’s We Care Warsaw. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
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- Volunteers, many of whom attend Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, stand in the kitchen where a full dinner was prepared take a moment to pray before guests arrived. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
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- Lots of toys were available for free at the event in Winona Lake. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
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- Dustin See, 4, was eager to look at the freshly wrapped gift his mother, Becky See, picked up at the We Care Warsaw Saturday, Nov. 13 in Winona Lake. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.
