LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Hunger Task Force and North Coast Opportunites Community Action Agency are joining forces with Lake Transit Authority for a countywide non-perishable food drive on Oct. 26 for Make A Difference Day.
Lake Transit Authority will furnish two buses, to be parked at Clearlake Grocery Outlet and Lakeport Grocery Outlet stores for the day.
Volunteers will be on hand to collect food and stuff the buses with donations.
A team of volunteers will also be collecting food outside of the Lakeport Safeway store. All of the food collected will be distributed in Lake County.
The three agencies are inviting any interested volunteers to help with the project. Any group or individual wanting to collect food between now and then are invited to do so as well. If food needs to be picked up, call Lorrie Gray at 277-9227 to make arrangements.
Those wishing to come that day and help stuff the buses are also be appreciated.
Barrels are placed around the county to collect food in advance, located at: Sentry Market in Nice, Lakeview Market in Lucerne, Red and White in Clearlake Oaks, Hardesters Cobb Mountain, Riviera Foods, Lakeport Grocery Outlet, Clearlake Grocery Outlet, Lakeport Library, Lake County Office of Education, Konocti Christian Academy, Middletown High School, Carl? High School, Lower Lake High School, Lake Transit Authority, Meadowbrook Headstart, Meadowbrook Convalescent, and Clear Lake High School.
The recipients of the donations are the five senior centers, God”s Helping Hand, One Step Away, Lake Family Resource Center, The Bridge, Yvonne Cox, Catholic Charities Rural Food Project, Clear Lake Gleaners, Middletown Methodist Church, Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, NCO Community Action, and other agencies with food pantries.
Make A Difference Day is a national day of volunteering and this is the 14th year of participation for the Lake County Hunger Task Force.
The total collected during those years is 48,714 pounds.
Last year a total of 7,059 pounds was stuffed on the bus. The goal is 10,000 pounds with the addition of a second bus this year.
