The Blessed Portion Ministries

Blessed Portion 2025 Christmas List

This year, we are again including the 13th Step House in our Christmas giving. So, with them, we will be doing a total of 155 bags. We will need all items by December 16th because we will put them together that evening and give them to our friends on December 19th.
This list can be expanded if desired. Our goal is to ensure that all bags are identical. If you cannot purchase 155 of one item, list how many you can do, and someone else can pick up the difference to make that final total. We will keep the list updated here and my personal page- Gina Burns) and you can follow along. If we get duplicate donations of one item that is ok, because that just means there is more to give.

1. ✅155- 5.00 fast-food gift cards- 100 of 155 done by Hamilton Church of Christ!!
55 provided by Cindy Claymiller Bailey

2. ✅155 All-day bus passes. I believe these are 3.00 each through Citilink all provided by Joe and Renee

3. ✅155 Candy canes-provided by Deisi Kahn

4. ✅155 Chapsticks- Bethel Christian Womens ministry &
Brenda Wigginton--- thank you both, now we can give 2 to each person. that will greatly help through the winter.

5. ✅310 Peanut butter crackers-everyone gets 2 provided by Craig Suffel

6.✅ 310 Rice Krispie Treats- everyone gets 2 Provided by Deb Diller

7. 465 Small bags of chips--( everyone will get 3 bags)

8. ✅310 Chewy granola bars- they will each get two provided by Lisa Garman

9. ✅310 Fruit snacks- they will each get 2 provided by Erica Decker

10.✅ 310 Slim Jims—They will get 2 provided by Wyatt & Emma Herbst

11. ✅775 Hand warmers-(this gives 5 a piece)
200 provided by Char Williams and Lori .
160 provided by Sheli Waltenberger
500 provided by Deisi Kahn

12. 155 Homemade Christmas cards made from little Christ- followers- (aka little children.) These are my favorite things to see and read. ✅✅ 30 cards provided by Trista Gordon,

155 provided by Teresa Lerch, and some by Emily Atkinson

****We could use now enough to ensure each person gets two so we would now need 125 more.

13. 1550 Pieces of candy—people will get around 10 pieces each. 680 pieces provided by Judy Burrell- we need 870 more.

14. 65 Dozen homemade Christmas cookies- this will give each person 5 cookies. –

* 2 dozen provided by Chris King
* 3 dozen provided by Trista Gordon
* 6 dozen provided by Teresa Lerch
* 10 dozen provided by Mary Ward
* 6 dozen provided by Stephanie Werkheiser

(38 dozen still needed)

15. ✅155 Pocket-sized tissues provided by Trista Gordon

16. ✅155 Individual drink packets (Dollar Tree has these) provided by Lisa Marie New

17. 465 Individual Ritz crackers packets- they come in snack sizes and each person will receive 3 each.

18.✅ 310 Pairs of socks (everyone will be given two pairs)120 of
120- Phillip Krause.
190 provided by Craig Suffel

19. ✅1550 Cough Drops- so each person could have 10 cough drops each. Or 155 small individual bags of cough drops. provided by Keith and Deb Blair and Charlotte birchall

20. ✅155 Pop tarts provided by Deisi Kahn

21. 155 Summer sausages if possible

22. 155 Oranges

23. ✅ out on a limb here, but we could use 155 gloves to give out as well. ( Dollar General usually carries some 6.00 mens gloves) All provided by Loren Krause

24. 155 Small flashlights (dollar tree has these)

25✅ 155 Hats provided by Gina Flores Life Group

If you think of something else that is not on this list, please feel free to add it. We will add it to whatever amount you can donate. We want to ensure the bags are full of as much as possible!

Drop-offs will be Pathway Community Church in Fort Wayne, Pulled and Pressed in Garrett, or, you can also leave items on our porch, or we can come pick the items up. If you want to donate financially you can do so through our Facebook site and website at Theblessedportionministries.org. You can also mail to The Blessed Portion Ministries P.O. Box 188 Garrett, Indiana 46738.
All your donations are available for a tax write off as we are a non for profit 501 c3 ministry. Thank you everyone in advance for again making our friends have a little bit for Christmas