Since my story Wednesday night about Jake and John Myrick, the uncle-nephew duo of Army veterans who in 2009 started planning annual Christmas feasts for homeless vets (and anyone else who needs a hot holiday meal), donations have come in to satisfy their needs for food and drink today.

If you donated to their worthy cause to help them get over the hump, give yourself a toast on this Christmas Day.

From the Myricks' event Facebook page: Jake Myrick pulls a Christmas ham from the oven at his 2010 dinner for homeless vets.

As I reported Wednesday, the Myricks have expanded their Christmas feast to two locations this year and hope to top last year’s service of more than 200 Portland area homeless. This year, they’re adding a suppertime delivery to the Milestone Foundation’s India Street facility for homeless folks battling substance abuse, in addition to the Boys & Girls Club supper they’ve held the previous two years.

But despite their planned expansion of service today, the Myricks said mid-week they were worried the public was less aware of their efforts, and donation offers this year had dropped off significantly compared to last year.

Thanks to those of you who checked in with the Myricks through their event Facebook page, they’ve reported that they’re doing OK with food and drink for today’s meals, which are being served between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Here’s a Facebook post excerpt from the Myricks for those who’d still like to contribute:

To those of you who still would like to donate, it would be great if you could provide winter accessories and clothing. If you had your heart set on donating checks or cash, we can still apply that to next year or you can wait until next year. But at the moment, hats, gloves, blankets, sleeping bags, coats, scarves, etc etc are our primary needs. You can drop off any donations at the Portland Boys & Girls Club … [at] 277 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME.

Contact information for the Myricks to help out over the next year in anticipation of the 2012 Christmas feast can be found at their event Facebook page.