Gleaning hosts second “Love Your Neighbor” donation event, a collection of food and supplies for those in need in Central Virginia
Gleaning For The World representatives will be hosting a collection of nonperishable foods and household supplies this week at Sam’s Club on Wards Road in Lynchburg to benefit residents in the Central Virginia area.
The collection will start on Tuesday (March 16) and run through Thursday (March 18) from 10 am until 6 pm each day.
Some items GFTW is asking for include:
- nonperishable foods
- baby diapers and formula
- pet foods
- feminine care items
- paper products
- detergents
- household cleaning supplies
This collection comes as a result of an increase in the number of people asking for help at local pantries and churches with food distributions.
“Several of our area partners who have feeding programs told us that the number of people they served in the last year has doubled or tripled,” Jeane Smiley-Mason, Gleaning’s president said.
Gleaning’s first "Love Your Neighbor" donation event was held in mid-February, but was cut short due to the wide-spread ice storm that left so many in the area without power.
The organization will be on-site at Sam’s Club on Wards Road March 16-18, and again on April 6-8.
Online monetary donations can be made at gftw.org/neighbor.