BUCYRUS – Two Bucyrus organizations, the Crawford Marion ADAMH Board and Bucyrus BORN, have partnered to fight hunger in Crawford County by installing and opening a Blessing Box. This box is a free-standing structure containing non-perishable food items available for community use.
The ADAMH Board’s Associate Director, Paula Brown, along with Tabitha Linn from BORN, Miki Zeigler from Brightview, and Mary Jo Carle from Together We Hurt, Together We Heal brainstormed the idea of installing a Blessing Box a year ago, inspired by similar initiatives in other communities. The Bucyrus Blessing Box, constructed by the Eliminators Car Club, will contain canned goods with easy-open lids and other basic foods.
According to the ADAMH Board, the Blessing Box will be available for use whenever the need arises, benefiting people who work long hours, youths who may not be receiving adequate food at home, and individuals who are unable to access food items after social service agencies are closed. The project’s goal is to ensure that no one goes hungry.
Community donations will support the Box, and the organizations behind the project are asking churches, community groups, and civic organizations to sponsor the Blessing Box for a one-month period. Sponsors will check on the box and replenish its contents as needed. Bucyrus BORN will stock the items and keep a tracking log of how many items are distributed monthly, providing this information periodically to community stakeholders.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Blessing Box will be held on Swiggart Street near Bucyrus BORN on April 25 at 1 p.m. The Crawford Marion ADAMH Board and Bucyrus BORN are partnering with the Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce to organize this event, which is open to everyone.