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Neighbors | Submitted.In November, Knights of Columbus members and others organize food boxes for distribution to the needy for Thanksgiving.
The annual Andy Skrobola Memorial Holiday Food Drive has come to an end, and it was a success. More food than ever was collected in the city and township in November.
It was also a record year for cash donations, with a total of $4,000 donated so that the Lions Club could purchase turkey vouchers, as well as additional food, for the community’s needy families.
Fifty families, consisting of at least 150 people, were fed for a week at both Thanksgiving and Christmas. In addition to the food donated and purchased, the families received a turkey voucher for Thanksgiving and a ham for Christmas.
The annual holiday food drive is a combined effort of the Canfield Lions, the Knights of Columbus, Canfield Community Care Net, Canfield Rotary and the Canfield High School Leos Club.
Canfield residents filled grocery bags with non-perishable food and other items which the Lions, Leos and Knights dropped at 4,500 area homes. The filled bags were then picked up at the homes.
The Lions purchased the turkey vouchers, while the Knights of Columbus bought the hams. Community Care Net provided food vouchers and the Rotary Club provided winter coats.
A total of $1,000 in funding remains for food vouchers to be distributed during the Easter season.