The Iona Group employees joined a local Adopt-a-Family effort again this year.  Grace Church in Morton was contacted last year by the Tazewell County Health Department regarding about 80 families in need.   The church body responded to the opportunity and provided essentials, clothing, and gifts as an expression of Christ’s love. The Iona Group joined in as part of this outreach.

This year, the Tazewell County Health Department recommended to Grace Church over 120 families in our surrounding communities who are in need this Christmas. The Iona Group was assigned a large family of 10 to “adopt.”  We asked employees to donate to this cause, and there was an overwhelming response.  We split the employees into teams who each purchased items for one member of our adopted family.  In addition, Iona agreed to match employee contributions, so there were additional funds spent to purchase “Pack ‘n Plays” for several other families on the list.  This is a wonderful way to share our blessings with those less fortunate in our own communities.