Sam Noble Museum prepares for holiday food, gift drive
Visitors to the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History can bring donations of gifts and non-perishable foods Nov. 27-Dec. 3 and enter a drawing for a $50 gift card to the museum store. The drive will benefit Norman nonprofit Food and Shelter for Friends. (Photo by Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman Archives)
Richard Hanley, kitchen manager at Food and Shelter for Friends in Norman prepares turkeys for the nonprofit’s 2008 Thanksgiving dinner. The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History will begin a food and gift drive on behalf of the nonprofit Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. (Photo by Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman Archives)
NORMAN – Many charitable organizations face difficulties in times of economic hardship, and the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History is helping to boost holiday donations to a local charity with a collection drive.
According to a news release, the museum will be collecting donations of gifts and non-perishable food items for Food and Shelter for Friends Nov. 27-Dec. 3.
For 10 years, the museum has collected donations for the Norman-based Food and Shelter for Friends during the annual Holiday Happening, a community event at the museum scheduled this year from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 3. In recent years, the museum has extended the donation period to allow museum visitors two weeks to contribute to the annual collection, resulting in a marked increase in donations.
The gifts will be distributed at Food and Shelter for Friends’ annual holiday party for the families and individuals who are under their care. Donations can be brought to the museum any time during regular museum hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Every item donated at the museum will earn the donor an entry into a drawing to win a $50 gift certificate to Excavations, the museum store. The drawing will take place at 8 p.m. on Dec. 3, during Holiday Happening. Entrants must be present to win.
Food and Shelter for Friends is a nonprofit organization that maintains eight shelters for homeless individuals and families in Norman. The organization also provides free community lunches, assistance with rent and utility payments, children’s programs and other services to help prevent homelessness and help the needy in Norman to achieve independence.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is located on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. For more information, call 325-4712 or go to www.snomnh.ou.edu.
-BAM
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