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(left to right) Larry Shilling from Casella; Angie White,
Wellspring Board Member; Jim Arthur, Wellspring Executive Director; Josh Haley
from Casella
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Wellspring is a not for profit charity that accepts
virtually anything household related in good condition including: clothing,
linens, kitchen items, toys, decorative items, games, puzzles, furniture,
appliances. The volunteer staff sorts
the donated items making sure they are complete, clean and useable, then puts
them out for the needy of the area to take at no cost.
Wellspring used a portion of Casella’s gift to put together
100 holiday dinner bags to be given to those who came to its Christmas dinner
on December 22, 2019. Larry Schilling
and Josh Haley, from Casella, helped serve the meal to the 119 people in
attendance, then distributed appropriately sized hams and dinner bags to each
household represented. The remainder of
the monies will be used to provide Easter hams.
Located at 5993 County Road 16, Belfast, Wellspring is open
Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for clients to ‘shop’. It serves a hot meal at noon both days, with
the meal preceded by a devotional presented by an area pastor.
Wellspring has a budget of around $40,000 per year with most
of it coming from individuals, churches and civic groups who know about and
believe in the mission of Wellspring.
