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____ | « f S9SSI 1I jSISHPSiÉ&p&si ■¡s November, 1977
Christmas Wreath Program Begins
Pine boughs are unloaded at CAP’s wreath headquarters in Jackson County.
Jackson County residents weave natural pine boughs and cones into a fragrant wreath.
Beautifully crafted wreath is ready to brighten someone’s home for the holidays.
As the holiday season approaches, CAP once again begins the program which has produced thousands of beauti ful natural pine Christmas wreaths for homes and businesses throughout the United States. The wreath operation is centered in Jackson County, Kentucky, and provides employment opportunities to needy people in the area from early November to mid December. Between 60 and 70 persons of all ages are in volved in gathering the pine boughs and cones, making the wreaths and preparing them for shipment. The pine boughs are skillfully hand crafted into a wreath approximately 20 inches in diameter with four pine cone clusters and accented with a bright red bow. They are dipped into a special pre servative to retain their freshness and fra grance throughout the holiday season. The wreath program is under the direction of Gene Hensley, who expects orders for between 13,000 and 15,000 wreaths this year. In previous seasons, wreaths have been shipped to ail parts of the country and even Puerto Rico. CAP sends out information letters aofd order blanks in August, based on past customer lists. Hensley’s staff begins pro duction about the first of November and starts bringing the finished wreaths to CAP headquarters in Lancaster for addressing and shipping around Thanksgiving. Dur ing the height of the season, from 700 to 1,000 wreaths a day are sent out. CAP’s Christmas wreaths have be come one of their most successful selfhelp programs, and many families in Jackson County have enjoyed a merrier Christmas because of the much-needed additional holiday income.
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