LCA Food Drive Starts Monday
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Peggi Lisenbee Wright, CC S director of emergency assistance, said, “Hunger and lack of access to nutritional food is growing at an alarming rate across our country. CCS’s emergency assistance program has been struggling to meet the ever-growing need for food. Our food pantry staff has commented several times in the past few weeks how grateful we are that it’s almost time for the LCA food drive.”
Wright continued, “The students and staff display such Christ-like attitudes through their joy in giving and hard work in serving. They not only collect the food but deliver, sort, stack and carry the blessed overflow upstairs to the attic for short storage. The LCA food drive has become an annual event that not only supplies CCS with a full pantry but also uplifts and encourages our staff and volunteers through LCA’s joy and compassion.”
“We are excited to again partner with CCS and our generous community”, said Carmen Flores, food drive coordinator. “Last year we collected food valued at over $30,000. The community has been so supportive of this food drive and we cannot do it without the help of local residents.”
Monday, all LCA students, faculty and staff will leave brightly colored fliers and paper sacks with information about the food drive on door steps throughout the community.
The students will return to these same homes Wednesday after 10 a.m. to collect the non-perishable food items. Residents may place food items in boxes or the bags and leave them outside their home in a visible place. If a home is missed, call 574-267-7265 and someone will come out to pick up the donation. Residents also may place CCS Coat Drive donations along with food and all will be picked up and delivered to CCS.[[In-content Ad]]After all the food is collected, it will be delivered and sorted at CCS.
Suggested non-perishable food items include canned vegetables such as green beans, peas, carrots, mixed vegetables, rice, beans, peanut butter, jelly, oatmeal, oatmeal packets, tuna and other canned meat, helper meals, pop tarts, cereal, macaroni and cheese, snacks for kids. There is no need for canned corn or canned fruit at this time.
Some of the neighborhoods LCA will be visiting include the Town of Winona Lake, Stone Camp, Lamppost, Stonehenge, Lexington, Heritage Lake, The Dells, River Lawn, Valley Springs, Blackberry Trace, Summerfield, The Meadows, Deerwood Park, Brookshire, Ferguson Road, Pheasant Ridge, Granite Ridge, Patterson Place, Deeds Creek Manor, Deeds Creek, Bibler Addition, Southtown Estates, Wildwood Estates, Country Garden Estates, Woodfield Manor, Southbrook Park, Packerton Road, Cherry Creek, Autumn Ridge, Barrington, Old Farm, Fox Run, The Pines, North Winds, Lake Forest, Timber Ridge, Hunters Ridge, Hickory Estates, Shadow Lakes, Harrison Landing and Willies East Ridge Addition.
Call LCA at 574-267-7265 with questions or for additional information about the food drive.
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Peggi Lisenbee Wright, CC S director of emergency assistance, said, “Hunger and lack of access to nutritional food is growing at an alarming rate across our country. CCS’s emergency assistance program has been struggling to meet the ever-growing need for food. Our food pantry staff has commented several times in the past few weeks how grateful we are that it’s almost time for the LCA food drive.”
Wright continued, “The students and staff display such Christ-like attitudes through their joy in giving and hard work in serving. They not only collect the food but deliver, sort, stack and carry the blessed overflow upstairs to the attic for short storage. The LCA food drive has become an annual event that not only supplies CCS with a full pantry but also uplifts and encourages our staff and volunteers through LCA’s joy and compassion.”
“We are excited to again partner with CCS and our generous community”, said Carmen Flores, food drive coordinator. “Last year we collected food valued at over $30,000. The community has been so supportive of this food drive and we cannot do it without the help of local residents.”
Monday, all LCA students, faculty and staff will leave brightly colored fliers and paper sacks with information about the food drive on door steps throughout the community.
The students will return to these same homes Wednesday after 10 a.m. to collect the non-perishable food items. Residents may place food items in boxes or the bags and leave them outside their home in a visible place. If a home is missed, call 574-267-7265 and someone will come out to pick up the donation. Residents also may place CCS Coat Drive donations along with food and all will be picked up and delivered to CCS.[[In-content Ad]]After all the food is collected, it will be delivered and sorted at CCS.
Suggested non-perishable food items include canned vegetables such as green beans, peas, carrots, mixed vegetables, rice, beans, peanut butter, jelly, oatmeal, oatmeal packets, tuna and other canned meat, helper meals, pop tarts, cereal, macaroni and cheese, snacks for kids. There is no need for canned corn or canned fruit at this time.
Some of the neighborhoods LCA will be visiting include the Town of Winona Lake, Stone Camp, Lamppost, Stonehenge, Lexington, Heritage Lake, The Dells, River Lawn, Valley Springs, Blackberry Trace, Summerfield, The Meadows, Deerwood Park, Brookshire, Ferguson Road, Pheasant Ridge, Granite Ridge, Patterson Place, Deeds Creek Manor, Deeds Creek, Bibler Addition, Southtown Estates, Wildwood Estates, Country Garden Estates, Woodfield Manor, Southbrook Park, Packerton Road, Cherry Creek, Autumn Ridge, Barrington, Old Farm, Fox Run, The Pines, North Winds, Lake Forest, Timber Ridge, Hunters Ridge, Hickory Estates, Shadow Lakes, Harrison Landing and Willies East Ridge Addition.
Call LCA at 574-267-7265 with questions or for additional information about the food drive.
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