Crook County Holiday Partnership

The Holiday Partnership has supported those in need in Crook County for nearly 30 years. 

 

It's a tremendous feat of logistics coordinated by a largely Volunteer Planning Team that organizes the key components, including which businesses are hosting food drives or collecting Toys for Tots, where Trees of Need will be hosted, and identifying most needed gifts to fulfill holiday wishes . 

 

The Holiday Partnership provides assistance for eligible households to enjoy a holiday meal of their choosing. The Community Holiday Food Drive engages all of us as well as grocery stores, schools, service organizations, neighborhoods, and others in a massive community-wide effort to collect non-perishable pantry staples, like pasta, rice, and canned goods to replenish household pantries and enlarge the inventories of Crook County Food pantries. 

 

The Trees of Need are quite a process as well. Volunteers identify the most needed and wanted gifts and creates tags that are placed on trees displayed across the county.  Community members select as many tags as they want to fill, and bring the tag(s) and the gifts back to the tree location to check them in by mid-December.

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Between early October and mid-November, households in need sign up for holiday meal assistance and submit applications for gifts for children ages 0-17, seniors age 60 and older, and adults with disabilities ages 18-59. Many partners throughout Crook County assist us to ensure that the Holiday Partnership reaches those most in need. Others step up with application assistance.

 

All of this comes together in mid-December. Volunteers collect the food, toys, gifts, and clothing from drop locations and gather everything at our distribution sites. Distribution takes place at the Crook County Fairgrounds in mid-December.

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Thank you

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Thank you to Crook County and the staff at the Fairgrounds for supporting Holiday Partnership and

for the use of Carey Foster Hall, and to the OSU Extension Office for use of the Clover Club building. 

 

To all of our Program Partners who lend their commitment, expertise, and involvement

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For all the Volunteers, who are far too many to list by name, we appreciate every hour of your time!

 

To the Businesses that host boxes and trees, encourage clients and customers to give,

fulfill name tags yourself, and promote the program – we couldn’t do this without you! 

 

And thank you to our Community.

A program of this magnitude, largely run by volunteers, and

supported by so many donors, is spectacular.  

 

Prineville and Crook County are known to rally behind our residents. This is another prime example of that strength and support. We are honored to help make that possible this year. Let's all enjoy the holiday season.

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The Crook County Foundation was honored to take on the management role of the Crook County Holiday Partnership in 2020. Founded in 1998, the Foundation brings together people, resources, and inspiration to enrich Crook County through leadership, education, arts, and community service. CCF provides college scholarships and supports educational improvement, community leadership development, and arts and cultural opportunities in Crook County.