Annual Flour and Sugar Distribution
- Published: November 21, 2019
— Public Notice —
VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO
ANNUAL FLOUR AND SUGAR DISTRIBUTION
The Village of Yellow Springs Public Works Department crew
will begin delivery of flour and sugar to local widows and widowers on Monday, November 25, 2019 and should complete deliveries by Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
The annual distribution honors the bequest of Wheeling Gaunt, an
ex-slave who donated farmland to the Village in 1894 with the stipulation its rental income be used to buy flour each Christmas for the widows of Yellow Springs. Though the land is now Gaunt
Park, the Village has continued the tradition of distributing flour and sugar to widows. If you are a widow or widower in the community and you do NOT wish to receive the delivery, or you know of someone who should be added to the list, please call Ruthe Ann at the Village offices at 767-3402.
Josue Salmeron, Village Manager
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