Valley residents come through with donations to food closet

EDITOR:

We at the Carson Valley Community Food Closet want to thank you all again from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity. The people of this valley have come through with food for the holidays and also a start on the later winter months when we sometimes fall short. We had more donations for our craft fair and thanks to those donating gift items and those who support us by coming every year and buying those items we were able to generate almost $5,000 in funds for donation.

We would also like to especially Douglas Disposal for their food drive which brought in 8,940 pounds of food. What a huge blessing.

Donations received in September included handcrafted items from Sue Bennett and John and Denise Nikakis for the craft sale. Donations in food (in pounds): M. Smith (21), Carson Valley Middle School (2,804), Girl Scout Troop 460 - six homemade pies (12), Costco -100 turkeys, Boy Scouts (2,525), Corley Ranch - pumpkins (1,300), Town of Genoa (247), Douglas County Democratic Women (83), Soroptimists (72), Coventry Cross Church (53), St. Gall Catholic Church (551), Harts and Blairs - turkeys (507), Health Bodies (73), D. Akopian (70), Battle Born Wine (37), Far West Rice (192), Valley Cruisers (775), A. Hersley (15), D. Scheetz (20), J. Thran (34), Block D from Douglas High - including 120 turkeys (2,310), Ron and Pat Molina (47), DHS National Honor Society (735), Ron and Marj Dearaway (57), Snyder Ranch, Yerrington - onions (750), Valley Cruisers - 12 boxes of complete dinners (685), Minden Emergency (164), Cornerstone Church (905), Trinity Lutheran Church (210), Weight Watchers (16), Sunflower Nursery School (85), Gold Dust West Casino (210), Scarselli Elementary School (1,758), Gloria and Dale Grant - pumpkins (32), Raley's - potatoes (1,000) and bags (50).

We also thank those who prefer to remain anonymous as well as Raley's, Smith's, Scolari's, Walmart, Starbucks of Minden and Gardnerville, Costco, Trader Joe's, Shell Country Store, Russell's Mercantile and Variety Bakery.

Cash donations were received from Gim and Joyce Hollister, Douglas County Democratic Women, Scolari's, A. Peters, Edith and Rick Lundino, Coventry Cross Episcopal Church, Nevada Laureate Omega Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, Closet Crafters, Thrivent, Trinity Lutheran Church, J. McCormack, R. Lindberg, N. Reimers, Soroptimists, Timken-Sturgis Foundation, Dr. D. Stratton, D. Edmonds, Pinon Hills Elementary School, and customers and employees of Raley's, Smith's and Scolari's.

Drop off nonperishable food donations at the food closet, 1255 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, 12:30-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday. Information, Eileen Boettiger, 782-3711.

Donna Coker

Carson Valley Community Food Closet volunteer