Food Bank donation may yield dinner or party
ere’s your chance to win dinner or a child’s birthday party at a fire station. The Iona-McGregor Fire District invites the public to donate nonperishable food items to the district from Aug. 20-22 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
The first 1,500 elementary and middle school students who donate will receive a pencil pouch with school supplies, compliments of the fire district. Adults who donate can register to win dinner for six, prepared by the firefighters at the fire station, or a children’s birthday party for six, celebrated at the fire station.
Both food and monetary donations will be accepted from 1 until 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the district’s fire stations located at 16651 McGregor Blvd. north of John Morris Parkway; 15961 Winkler Road, south of Summerlin Blvd.; 6061 South Pointe Blvd., just south of College Parkway; and 15660 Pine Ridge Road, south of Gladiolus Drive.
“Harry Chapin Food Bank provides a wonderful service to our community and needs our support year-round,” said Fire Chief William Elliott. “We think this is a great way to celebrate back to school and a wonderful opportunity for children and the people we serve to visit our stations and meet our firefighters. We’re hoping for a big turnout and a significant donation for the food bank.”
The mission of Harry Chapin Food Bank is to overcome hunger in the five-county Southwest Florida region through education and cooperative efforts with its 170 partner agencies in the procurement and distribution of food, equitably and without discrimination. The food bank distributes more than 9 million pounds of nutritious food with a value of nearly $15 million each year. More than 30,000 people receive supplies from the food bank each month. To learn more, log onto www.harrychapinfoodbank.org.
The mission of the Iona-McGregor Fire District is to protect the lives and property of the community through exemplary fire education, prevention, suppression and emergency rescue services with professionalism, compassion and integrity. The district serves and protects more than 37,000 homes and businesses within a 42-square-mile area. For more information, visit www.ionafire.com.