Community Corner

Adopt a Family This Holiday Season

More than 225 requests are expected this year.

The following was provided to Patch by the Kelly Anne Doyle Memorial Fund:

The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund is once again sponsoring the Holiday Adopt-A-Family program and actively seeking donors willing to purchase gifts or gift cards for families in need. The program matches families of seriously ill or disabled children with sponsors to ensure that families in crisis can share in the spirit of the holiday season. 

More families than ever are in need of outside help. Peggy Dolan, Executive Director of the Fund, said they expect to receive more than 225 requests for holiday assistance from social workers and other referring professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area. Sponsors, which include church groups, businesses, individual families, scout troops and school groups, receive wish lists as well as information on a family’s situation. This process introduces sponsors to the difficulties and hardships their adopted family faces every day. 

To sponsor a family for the Adopt-A-Family program or to donate to the fund, call 215-643-0763 or visit www.dolanfund.org.

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