Quite a crowd descended on the Union Hall last Saturday for the Children's Christmas Party. Members and their families were reveling in the Christmas Spirit as they celebrated our Season of Sharing, Season of Caring. Here are a few more pictures we received from the event:

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

When it comes to moving a large truckload, whether disaster relief supplies or Christmas joy bundles, who are you going to call? The Teamsters! On December 14^th, Local 776 Business Agent Spencer Dearth and Organizer Joshua Todd assisted the Dauphin County Office of Human Services in moving donated gifts to the Harrisburg Farm Show complex.

Since 2008, with the assistance of local businesses, corporations, and community partners, the organization has provided needy families with hundreds of gifts at this special time of year. Over 400 families and over 2,000 children and youth will receive the gifts.

Dauphin County volunteers had bag after bag to load in the truck

As the logo on our tractor-trailer states, "people helping people," the Local put it to good use, moving the collection of gifts to the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg. Many organizations and faith-based community partners from the Dauphin County Office of Human Services, Systems of Care, were involved in moving the items to the distribution point. Still, it was the Local's tractor-trailer that moved the big load on this cold, blustery Sunday afternoon.

Quite a haul of Christmas Joy!

Everyone gathered for a group photo with the "Driving Force" of the day's activity, Josh (3rd from left kneeling, and Spencer (yellow Jacket)

Please see below for important information from the IBT concerning the Yellow Corp. Bankruptcy proceedings:

Teamsters Local 776 members at the York County Prison Maintenance Department successfully completed their 5th annual Toys for Tots collection drive, coming together in support of the local radio station's 96.1 SOX Toy Challenge. Thanks to the generosity of Teamsters Local 776 members and other county departments, more than 1,800 new toys were collected. Donations focused on the most in-demand age groups: pre-teens ages 9–12 and infants through age 2, while toys for children ages 3-12 were also welcome.

Local 776 kicked off its Season of Caring, Season of Sharing by supporting Todd's effort with an early donation of toys to help fill the truck and inspire others to give.

Since its inception, the Toy Challenge on the Bridge has collected nearly 74,000 new toys and raised over $130,000 for the York and Lancaster County U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program—continuing to make a meaningful impact for families throughout the community.