For 55 years this community has supported the Eve Elliott Easter Project at Mental Health America of Licking County. Community volunteers of all ages come together each spring to provide Easter baskets for people who are in custodial care situations like nursing homes, shelters, hospitals and detention facilities.
These baskets come in all shapes and sizes. Some are very fancy and have colorful treats in actual wicker baskets, and some are a handful of Peeps and Easter grass in a zip-lock bag. The one element that they all have in common is that each is a powerful message to these isolated populations that they are connected; they are part of a larger community and have not been forgotten.
If you have ever had a bad day, had the blues or had a bout of depression, then you know that feeling of isolation, of insulation. You might need some help to find your way back and these simple acts of kindness can light the way.
This year the community provided 3,291 baskets.
On behalf of Mental Health America, I would like to thank everyone who made a basket, or provided us with candy, boxes and all the other bits and pieces. We would also like to thank Fred Paul and the members of the Community Leadership Class of the Licking County Chamber of Commerce who delivered the baskets.
We are pleased to be able to do this project and grateful for the community support that makes it possible.
Graham Campbell
Associate Director
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