4th Annual Canned Food Drive-11/2/08

Over the course of three weeks during the fall of 2008, the Boone family organized a combined canned food drive to benefit the local Loaves and Fishes pantry. During this time, the members of South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church (1,447 lbs.) and students of the SMPC Weekday School (372 lbs.) generously donated approximately 1,800 total pounds of non-perishable food items (157% increase over the combined 700 pounds donated in 2007). This included food donated by individual members of the congregation and students of the school, as well as children in the Upper Room Sunday school class and families such as the Gaines, Basquins, and Poags who each led efforts in their own respective neighborhoods to collect canned goods.

On Sunday, November 2, the Boones held their 4th Annual Canned Food Drive in the Callonwood subdivision. Thirty-five friends and neighbors helped collect just under 2,200 pounds of food during the event. The combined effort from all three participating groups provided 4,008 pounds of food for the Loaves and Fishes pantry at St. Giles Presbyterian Church (55% increase over the 2,595 pounds donated in 2007).

Again this year, the families who participated in our annual neighborhood food drive went to Mario's Pizza to culminate the event.

The Boones wish to thank everyone who participated in any way to make this year’s collection a huge success including Bob Cushman, Elizabeth Lankford, Charlie Metzler, Erin Ford, Jo Howell, Janice Hopper, the Callonwood Cares Committee, and members of the McAnally, Mitchell, Loftus, Maguire, Snider, Knowles, Robinson, Aquaro, Weber, Gaines, Basquin, Poag, Laxton, Tezzi, Rogers, Malo, and Fuller families. What an amazing out-pouring of support!