Throughout November of 2007, the Boone family organized a combined canned food drive to benefit the local Loaves and Fishes pantry. Over the course of three weeks, the members of South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church and students of the SMPC Weekday School generously donated approximately 700 pounds of non-perishable food items.
On Sunday, November 18, we held our 3rd Annual Canned Food Drive in the Callonwood subdivision. Thirty friends and neighbors helped collect just under 1,900 pounds of food during this neighborhood event. The combined effort provided 2,595 pounds of food (enough for about 2,600 meals) for the Loaves and Fishes pantry at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, whose shelves had been close to bare for the previous two months.
This year, the families who participated in our annual food drive culminated the event by celebrating at Mario's Pizza. We broke bread together, reminised about the collection, and gave thanks to the Lord!
The Boones wish to thank the Weiss, Knowles, Robinson, Batchelor, Hill, McAnally, and Snider families for their help in this year's effort!
