Raffle to benefit FamiliesFirst
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com

Gulf Breeze Hospital Christian Heritage Month celebrations will benefit FamiliesFirst Network. The Baptist Health Care affiliate will hold a raffle for a gourmet three-tiered electric smoker and grill donated by the facility's food service provider Sodexho. Along with the smoker, the winner will receive a rack of ribs, barbecue sauce and mesquite wood chips. Tickets are $1 and all funds will be donated to the foster care program. The drawing will be held today.

Christian Heritage Month initiatives also include a community service project to collect toiletry items for FamiliesFirst led by the hospital's Faith in Action Committee. Toiletry kits will be given to children transitioning into foster care. Items needed include: clear cosmetic bags, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, comb, brush, dental floss, hair gel, hair detangler, wipes, baby powder, baby lotion and diaper cream. All items should be mini or travel size. Donations of completed kits as well as individual items will be taken until Nov. 15.

Raffle tickets can be purchased and items dropped off in Gulf Breeze Hospital's administration office. For more information, please call Danielle Luongo at 850-934-2101 or Sandra Wenner at 850-934- 2320.