Thanksgiving Food Drive Underway ... Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed to help pack bags and deliver to local Lakewood familiies.

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Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corp. (LCAC) provides Holiday Food Baskets for 600 needy Lakewood families and seniors each year. Currently, the annual Thanksgiving food drive to fill those baskets is underway at St. Edward High School and several Lakewood City schools. 

Non-perishable cans and boxes can be donated at Grant Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Garfield Middle schools and St. Edward High School now through November 21st. Lakewood High School is conducting their annual Hope for the Holidays campaign through November 15th to raise money to pay for perishable food items needed such as turkeys, potatoes, pumpkin pies, and more.

How can you help?

Food donations will be accepted at the schools through Thursday, November 21st. Monetary donations can be made directly to LCAC through the website at www.lcac.info or mailed directly to: LCAC, P.O. Box 771421, Lakewood OH, 44107.

Once the food is collected, it will all need to be sorted so the “human chain” can systematically place food in bags and get them ready for delivery. Many helping hands are greatly needed to sort, assemble and deliver the 300 Thanksgiving Food Baskets.

Volunteers are needed!!!

Join us as little or as much as you would like...or better yet, bring a friend or neighbor!

Lakewood Masonic Temple (15300 Detroit Ave.)

Friday, November 22th

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.    Food donations are collected and sorted

6:00 p.m. -  8:00 p.m.     Filling of non-perishable food bags

Saturday, November 23th   

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    Bagging of perishable food and delivery of food baskets

For over 25 years, LCAC has been brightening the lives of Lakewood families and seniors in need. Each basket provides all the makings for a holiday meal and about a week’s worth of food staples. This could not be done without the hundreds of generous volunteers who help at every step along the way. Please join us so that LCAC can count 2011 as another great success.

LCAC is a non-profit all-volunteer organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Lakewood’s families in need. For more information or to find our Christmas Food Drive schedule, visit us at www.LCAC.info, check out our Facebook page.

The Christmas Food Drive will start in early December. Sorting, bagging and delivery of an additional 300 holiday baskets will take place on December 20th and 21st. Watch for more details!