The Village of Yellow Springs Public Works Department crew will begin delivery of flour and sugar to local widows and widowers on Monday, November 22, 2021, and should complete deliveries by Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
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 and honors his long-reaching legacy through the installation of the Wheeling Gaunt Bronze Statue.
“I am honored to keep this longstanding tradition going.” - Josue Salmeron, Village Manager
If you know of someone who should be added to the list, or if you are a widow or widower in the community and you do NOT wish to receive the delivery, please call Erica Thomas at the Village offices at (937)-767-3402.
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