MOMS Club of Lakewood Ranch collects 648 pounds of aid for food bank

 Anja Schwarzbauer helps out at Lakewood Ranch Moms Club food drive. Provided photo

The children of the MOMS Club of Lakewood Ranch organized a food drive for the Food Bank of Manatee County in honor of National Nutrition Month in March.


The little philanthropists distributed fliers throughout their neighborhoods asking for canned food donations.  Then they spent their weekends collecting bags left by their neighbors.

The children dropped off their donations to the Food Bank on April 9.

Cindy Sloan, director at the Food Bank, was there to greet them, provide a tour of the Food Bank, and to recap this important lesson of volunteerism.

The children helped to unload the donations and watched as they were carried away to be weighed. The collection weighed more than the combined weight in food and diapers of the children  – 648 pounds.

The MOMS Club of Lakewood Ranch presented a check for $500 to the Food Bank during the tour.  The money will be used for high-need baby and toddler items, such as diapers, formula, and baby food. 

For information on how to donate or volunteer to the Food Bank of Manatee call 941-747-FOOD.

The MOMS Club of Lakewood Ranch is a group of nearly 160 local moms. For more, visit: 

www.lwrmomsgroup.com


For a gallery of photos from the benefit, visit:


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