(Editor’s note: The Ortonville Community Emergency Fund assisted more than 200 families at Easter this year. Several clients sent letters to OCEF thanking donors and volunteers. What follows is a sampling of those letters. Names are withheld to protect privacy.)
‘Happy Easter… God bless and thank you for all you do for us all. We love you.
‘God bless all of you and keeping you in my prayers. Thank you for blessing me with your help.
‘Thank you so much. This is a wonderful program.
‘Thank you for everything that you all have given! People like you make the world a better place! God bless all.
‘Thank you for your thoughtfulness and caring. It is greatly appreciated.
‘Words cannot express what your generosity means to my family. The food pantry has been a Godsend! Thank you.
‘Thank you for all your help you have given to me and my family. I hope to be able to repay you someday…somehow! God bless all of you and thank you again for your generosity.
‘People like you provide us with the light at the end of the tunnel that we might have otherwise missed. Thank you so much!
‘Thank you all so much for the pantry and the vouchers. It is so helpful because I really need things sometimes and I don’t have enough money all the time to shop. You all are just wonderful and have such BIG hearts to think of others every day. God bless each and everyone.
‘How very wonderful to have needs met in such generous proportions! The children have a special spot in their hearts because of all they have received from the goodness of the hearts of others. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
‘May God bless you in return for your thoughtfulness!
‘God bless you! Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated by all of us who are in need. May God bless you tenfold for your gift.
‘Thank you for all the help in these hard times!! God bless.
‘Thank you so much. This program has been a Godsend.