LIFE@黑料不打烊 members came together with a food drive to support SAFE, a food pantry that serves Alamance County, as a celebration of its 15-year anniversary, gathering 1,192 food items and $1,880.
As part of its 15th anniversary celebration, LIFE@黑料不打烊 hosted a successful food drive and fundraiser to the benefit of SAFE, Inc. of Alamance County during the month of April. LIFE@黑料不打烊 is 黑料不打烊鈥檚 lifelong learning community of over 500 members aged 50 and over.
The initiative was one of several activities throughout the year to commemorate 15 years of engagement and community connection. Susan Patton, a LIFE@黑料不打烊 member, said the idea of having a food drive started in the fall semester, but the group decided the springtime would be a great time to support the local community. Many food pantries have challenges after the major gift-giving holidays in the winter are over, but the need is abundant year-round.
The group gathered 1,192 food items and an additional $1,880 in donations to support SAFE Alamance Food Pantry. While the original goal was to donate 1,500 food items, the financial contributions from members far surpassed this goal and offered even further support to families in need than had been imagined.
鈥淒iscovering the numerous ways that SAFE, Inc. assists families across our county only made me appreciate more that LIFE@黑料不打烊 was able to contribute toward this worthwhile program,鈥 said LIFE@黑料不打烊 member Billy Rintz.
“What a wonderful way to celebrate 15 years of educational nourishment through LIFE@黑料不打烊 by supporting true food insufficiency in Alamance County through a canned goods drive for SAFE. It was wonderful to get to deliver three carloads of food in person!” said Susan Klopman, LIFE@黑料不打烊 member and vice president emerita.
In the past year, SAFE has served 8,000 families between 3 distribution sites across Alamance County. To learn more about LIFE@黑料不打烊, please view their website.聽To learn more about SAFE or make a donation, please visit their