Community rallies to fill area food banks
September 29, 2010
By Sarah Gerdes
In commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks, hundreds of local residents and youth fanned out to local groceries stores to collect food for the Mt. Si Helping Hand Food Bank and the Fall City Community Food Pantry.
By Rebecca Mueller Tom Cloward (center) and two missionaries for the Church of Latter-Day Saints Elder sort food donations.
The effort was organized and staffed by the congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in response to President Obama’s request for a national day of service.
More than 7,500 pounds of food was collected and delivered to the local food banks.
Donations of toys and clothing, enough to fill eight full trucks, were also contributed by community members.
“The Day of Service Northwest was our way of helping out the community,” said Robert Johnson, president for the Bellevue South Stake. “As our stake includes residents of five cities on the Eastside, we had the ability to make a big difference to groups that need critical help, now.”
More than 22,000 pounds of food was raised for the Eastside and approximately $2,000 was contributed.
In all, 8,000 volunteers from LDS congregations throughout Western Washington assisted in the Day of Service Northwest.
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