More than 30 handmade pieces by the St. Joseph Woodworkers’ Guild are up for auction Saturday to benefit the AFL-CIO Adopt-A-Family program.

The 2nd Annual St. Joseph Woodworkers’ Guild Holiday Auction will take place Saturday, Dec. 5th at East Hills Shopping Center at 1 p.m.

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AFL-CIO Community Services Dir. Penny Adams said all of the items are handmade.  Proceeds raised will go to help provide a Christmas for area families who may not be able to have one otherwise.

“Most of them try their best to manage their finances to make it day-to-day but to find extra dollars to purchase Christmas gifts is near impossible for them,” Adams said.

Applications for the Adopt-A-Family program began Nov. 2nd and closed Friday.  Adams said there are many stories and reasons why people aren’t able to make ends meet to provide a Christmas for their own families.  She said they range from individuals who are working multiple jobs and still unable to pay the bills and have the extra funds to buy Christmas presents to those families dealing with a health crisis who are unable to work.

Adams said the numbers are still being tallied but she anticipates around 700 families are in need of adoption this year, which is down from 2014.  Last year there were 866 families and 2784 individuals in the program, all of which were adopted by Dec. 23.

For information on how to adopt call (816) 364-1131.