Food Pantry donations needed! Here's one where that I know is collecting TODAY!
Others...please list donation sites you are aware of. We can help! Kids especially are impacted by missing out on school provided meals.
Pastor Dave has reported that the SoZo Kids food bank, which normally feeds more than 7,000 meals a month within the Forest, needs our help. Because schools are closed, children are no longer receiving free breakfasts and lunches at schools. And because the after-school programs are also closed, kids are missing a late-afternoon meal, as well.
Friends of SoZo Kids (aka the SoZo Kids Club of The Villages) is hosting four collection sites on Thursday, March 19 -- two are in The Villages and two are in Ocala. Please drop off nonperishable food items, cleaning supplies, and paper products at one of these locations:
9-10:30 a.m. -- Eisenhower Rec Center parking lot
11-12:30 p.m. -- Hiers-Baxley Life Event Center east parking lot, 3975 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages 32162 (near Walmart)
1:30-3 p.m. -- Summer Glen, 15309 SW 15th Terrace Road, Lot 94, Ocala
3:30-5 p.m. -- Stone Creek Golf & Grille parking lot, 9676 SW 62nd Loop, Ocala
Zozo Kids is also collecting cash donations or checks written to "Help Agency of the Forest Inc. Mailing address is: 19186 NE 13th Street, Silver Springs, FL 34488 or via
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