WILLIAMSBURG — Assist Sleigh Starvation through the Christmas in July drive-thru meals drive on the Habitat Williamsburg ReStore on Thursday, July 25 to profit the meals pantry efforts of Grove Christian Outreach Middle and Williamsburg Home of Mercy.
The drive will happen from 9 a.m. to three p.m. within the parking zone of the Habitat ReStore situated at 1303 Jamestown Highway, the place volunteers shall be obtainable to gather donations.
Santa Claus can also be identified to cease by to ensure everyone seems to be behaving.
“In earlier years, greater than 2,000 kilos of canned items have been donated to each missions and these donations come at a vital time,” mentioned Liz Buckley, govt director of Williamsburg Home of Mercy.
Buckley continued, “In the summertime, donations are decrease, however we’re confronted with better calls for to assist our neighbors in want. College is out and youngsters want three meals a day at dwelling, in comparison with the assistance that college lunches would supply to ease the monetary burden of extra meals.”
The next gadgets are most in want: cold and warm cereal, rice, stuffing, pasta, spaghetti sauce, canned greens, canned/cupped fruit, canned protein (tuna and hen), juice, granola bars, cookies, and child meals.
The donation aim for this occasion is to succeed in £1,500.
Starvation and the necessity for meals know no season, so in the event you can't make the day journey, each Grove Christian Outreach and Williamsburg Home of Mercy settle for donations year-round.
“We’re grateful for the generosity of our group in supporting our neighbors and their kids in want,” Buckley mentioned.