Christmas in May
Christmas in May is a campaign designed to supply West Michigan families with everyday items that aren’t always available at food pantries and can’t be purchased with food stamps.
Now through May 20,WOOD TV8 needs help collecting the following items:
- toilet paper
- toothbrush and toothpaste
- deodorant
- shampoo and conditioner
- bar soap
- dish soap
- laundry detergent
- diapers
On Wednesday, May 20, 2009 24 Hour News 8 will provide live broadcasts on 24 Hour News 8, WOTV4 and woodtv.com throughout the day as donations are brought to area Spartan stores from 11:00am- 7:00pm. The goal is to collect 25 tons of dry goods. All of the donations collected will stay within the community they were collected in and be distributed to area food pantries. For more information click on the link below. http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/your_money/christmas_in_may
I’ve been a part of the WOOD TV8 team since 2005. As Special Projects Producer, I work side by side with Maranda making things happen behind the scenes. I coordinate Maranda’s Park Parties each summer and produce a variety of station broadcasts and events through out the year. I also serve as the producer of Maranda’s weekly half-hour show, Where You Live. I love the variety of my job and getting to be a part of the impact Maranda is making on kids in our community!
Outside of work, I've been married for seven years to my husband John and we have two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Stella. When I'm not busy trying to keep up with the kids, I spend "me time" reading fashion or celebrity magazines, sneaking in some good reality television, walking around Reeds Lake with girlfriends and exploring new restaurants with my hubby.
Inspirations for my blog come from my daily life as a busy working mom -- trying to juggle a full time job and be a full time mom to a spitfire five year old and a new baby.