Blessing Box to open soon at the Village Green in White Stone

Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

WHITE STONE—The White Stone Village Green should have a Blessing Box before Thanksgiving, according to town manager Patrick Frere.

Town council on Thursday, November 5, discussed the $1,400 project and its possible unveiling before the holiday

Council member AnnGardner Eubank, chairman of the decoration, flags and banners committee, suggested the give-and-take donation box in September and presented construction plans and costs in October. At that time, council agreed by consensus to place the box under a light in a rear corner of the Village Green.

The free neighborhood resource will allow those in need access to non-perishable foods, toiletries and small clothing items like gloves, hats and blankets.

Council hopes to have an unveiling ceremony “by the week of Thanksgiving,” said Frere….

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