16 people volunteered from our email list of 100 participated in our Food Drive. On Saturday January 10th 1,000 grocery bags, along with a flyer were hung on doors in various subdivisions letting the community know that we were collecting items for the Hartland Food Pantry. The following Saturday the volunteers returned to collect the full bags of groceries left on their porches! 153 bags were collected (15.3% participation) with 1139 items! Volunteers were also at the entrance, and exit of the Pic & Save on Hwy. 83 offering shoppers a chance to participate the food drive....another 100 bags and 514 items! The total items collected on Jan. 17th by our group was 1,653 along with $90.00 in cash donations! The pantry opened at 3:30 that afternoon, to allow us to unload. They were amazed...We were amazed! 5 cars & a mini van pulled in & we began to unload over 250 bags! We knew that 'We Made A Difference', and that this was only the beginning!
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