Community Participation Key to Holiday Food Drive in Aurora

Community participation key to Holiday Food Drive in Aurora

Due to federal budget cuts this year, the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry faced a Thanksgiving crisis. The pantry traditionally prepares boxes of Thanksgiving meals for families who would otherwise go without. That meal includes turkey and all the trimmings. But Katie Arko, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry director, said while the pantry could afford the 900 turkeys for the boxes, it could not afford the things that go with them. Enter Auro…

Community asked to help with 22nd Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

by Chris Egland OUR WORLD —  This year will be the 22nd year that The First National Bank in Trinidad has sponsored an annual Thanksgiving Food Drive in Trinidad.  Over the years, countless families have received a Thanksgiving surprise on the Sunday before Thanksgiving when volunteers delivered gift certificates for groceries and dining out at local restaurants.  “The Bank will be collecting cash donations and distributing grocery gift cards to…