ST. MARTINVILLE – St. Martin New Start Center – which aids battered women and their children in securing shelter, counseling and alternatives to violence – hopes to supply Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets this holiday season.

Your donation of $10 buys a turkey. A $20 donation will supply a complete food basket for a mother and two children. If you prefer to do the shopping yourself, there is a need for turkeys, chickens, potatoes, rice, canned goods and other nonperishable items.

Thanksgiving Baskets will be delivered on Nov. 21. Christmas baskets and gifts for the children and mothers will be delivered on Dec. 19.

If you would like to adopt a family for Christmas, first names, ages and gender will be supplied.

Unwrapped or gift bags, please

Hunters and fishermen. clean out your freezer. The shelter has one we would love to fill!!

Other ways to help the center include monetary donations and volunteer help. Checks to New Start Center are tax deductible and a receipt can be supplied if needed.

Clubs, groups and businesses and become a "Golden Angel Group."

Contact Emma Crain at 845-5255 for more information.