Sara Crawford
Volunteers fill bags with perishable food like turkeys, potatoes and fresh bread on Nov. 23 as part of LCAC’s Thanksgiving Food Drive.
With the help of hundreds of Lakewood community members, Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corporation delivered non-perishable and perishable bags filled with Thanksgiving fixings to 300 Lakewood residences.
This was part of LCAC’s Thanksgiving Food Drive, which took place the weekend before Thanksgiving.
On Nov. 22, volunteers came in the morning to sort all the non-perishable food within an hour. Later that night, more volunteers came to bag the non-perishable food into 300 bags, taking less than an hour.
On Nov. 23, volunteers came to bag all of the perishable foods, such as turkeys and pies, and were off to deliver them to Lakewood residences.
Now, with the Thanksgiving Food Drive over, LCAC is already back in full swing to prepare for its Christmas Food Drive which will take place at the Lakewood Masonic Temple, at 15300 Detroit Ave., over two days.
On Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., non-perishable food donations will be sorted. Later that evening, LCAC members and volunteers will gather from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to bag non-perishable food.
On Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon, LCAC members and volunteers will bag perishable food and then hand deliver both non-perishable and perishable bags filled with food fixings to the community.
LCAC will need volunteers of all ages to sort food items, bag over 300 bags of food, and deliver them to the community.
The event will be held regardless of the weather, so dress accordingly to stay warm and dry.
With the success of the Thanksgiving Food Drive and the number of volunteers that came to help, LCAC members hope for a similar success at its upcoming Christmas Food Drive over Dec. 13-14.
For more information or to make a monetary donation, visit www.LCAC.info. Make sure to follow Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corporation on Facebook and @lcacfooddrives on Instagram for updates on everything LCAC does and to keep up-to-date with the organization.
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