Laverne Hudson is about halfway to where she wants to be.

The long-time organizer of the Catholic Women’s League-run Adopt-A-Family program said 94 families needing hampers this Christmas season have been adopted through the program so far.

“I’m hoping to be at least over last year. I was at 165, so I would like to beat that,” Hudson said. “It takes the pressure off of the food bank and the Angel Tree.”

Currently 238 families have registered for a Christmas Hamper this year, up about 20 from 2021. With the state of the economy right now, Hudson thought that number might be higher.

“It doesn’t jump drastically, we thought maybe it would. It’s up a little bit this year, but it hasn’t been outrageous,” she said. “There’s a lot of people in need and maybe they’re just struggling to get by on their own. The food banks are very busy, but maybe they didn’t think of applying for a hamper. That’s possible.”

Anyone wanting to adopt a family can phone Hudson at 204-572-4677, or Blanche Lefebvre at 204-638-5980. Contact can also be made through email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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