{"id":1317203,"date":"2019-12-10T17:37:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T00:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=991646"},"modified":"2019-12-10T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T00:37:59","slug":"adopt-a-family-program-brings-holiday-spirit-to-families-in-need-up-and-down-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/adopt-a-family-program-brings-holiday-spirit-to-families-in-need-up-and-down-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopt-a-family program brings holiday spirit to families in need up and down-Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kelley Cox Post Independent<\/strong>
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For over two decades, the Salvation Army\u2019s Adopt-a-Family Program has paired local sponsors with families in need to ensure they have a meaningful holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beginning in October, the Salvation Army in Glenwood Springs starts asking households in need to complete a wish list, which depending on the family\u2019s circumstance may include clothing, food, toys and other goods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adopt-a-Family Volunteer Coordinator Jill Wentling then turns over those wish lists to local sponsors who \u201cadopt\u201d a family or families.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not really a set dollar amount,\u201d Wentling said. \u201cIt\u2019s whatever is in your heart, that you would like to provide for that family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsors, which include local businesses and residents, then hand-deliver those wrapped toys and other goods to their adopted families by Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Glenwood Springs Salvation Army Coordinator Karen Lee, the Adopt-a-Family Program has practically doubled in size over the years but remains small in order to focus on local families.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010, the program helped between 10 and 12 families whereas in 2019 it will serve 20 to 25 households in need from Snowmass Village to Parachute.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t about getting what\u2019s on the wish list,\u201d Lee said. \u201cIt\u2019s about someone trying to help. It\u2019s the spirit of Christmas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wentling, who has helped coordinate the Adopt-a-Family Program for nearly 10 years called the experience incredibly rewarding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wentling also recalled the first time she hand-delivered gifts to a struggling father and his two children in New Castle, whose Christmas could have been bleak otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHis little kids were smiling and they just couldn\u2019t believe these packages were for them that I was bringing in,\u201d Wentling said. \u201cThe father was so grateful. He had tears in his eyes\u2026he couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Those interested in adopting a family this holiday season may do so by contacting Wentling at 970-379-4075 or Lee at the Salvation Army\u2019s office in Glenwood Springs at 970-945-6976.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsors have until Dec. 19 to sign up.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe families that receive these gifts are so grateful,\u201d Wentling said.<\/span><\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kelley Cox Post Independent For over two decades, the Salvation Army\u2019s Adopt-a-Family Program has paired local sponsors with families in need to ensure they have a meaningful holiday. Beginning in October, the Salvation Army in Glenwood Springs starts asking households in need to complete a wish list, which depending on the family\u2019s circumstance may include […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1317203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 04:22:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}