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Easter is right around the corner but for many families, celebrations are not possible due to food and financial insecurities. Because of this, Phoenix Rescue Mission is hosting an Easter Giveaway Event on March 23, during which nearly 500 families will receive 1,700 Easter baskets, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies and more.

To make the event a success, Phoenix Rescue Mission needs the community’s help right now in donating the baskets. Donated baskets should include:

• Easter grass
• Candy (no chocolate)
• Candy-filled plastic eggs
• Children’s books and Bibles
• Coloring books & crayons
• Small stuffed animals
• Small toys

Donations can be dropped…

A new survey has found hosting a dinner at home is more stressful than catching a plane right before the gate closes, dropping your phone and even trying to pass the SATs.

A poll of 2,000 US adults who celebrate Easter found that 78% believe hosting a large dinner in their homes is stressful and 59% find the holiday itself to be stressful. 

Commissioned by The Honey Baked Ham Company and conducted by OnePoll, the study revealed the average person has had five large dinners hosted at home in the past 12 months.

Those large dinners were defined by respondents as being any meal that celebrates a big life event (22%), having a lot of family over (21%) and having…