Local groups donate thousands to Southwest Florida food banks

Local groups donate thousands to Southwest Florida food banks

Groups like the Cypress Lake Golf Club raised $20,000 to donate to Harry Chapin Food Bank as they work to feed Southwest Florida families during the coronavirus pandemic.

MEETING THE NEED.SEVERAL LOCAL GROUPS ARESTEPPING UP TO SUPPORT SOUTHWESTFLORIDA FOOD BANKS.SOME DONATING TENS OF THOUSANDSOF DOLLARS TO PUT FOOD ON THETABLE FOR SO MANY FAMILIES WHONEED IT.FOUR IN YOUR CORNER’S RACHELLOYD SHARES HOW THEY’RE DOINGIT.

RACHEL?(:45 - :52)(1:06 - 1:11)LLINTRO: A LOT OF GROUPS AREDIGGING INTO THEIR OWN POCKETSTO MAKE DONATIONS.

OTHERS SAYTHEY’RE RAISING FUNDS LIKE THEYNORMALLY DO.BUT SHIFTING THEIRFOCUS TO FEED SOUTHWEST FLORIDAFAMILIES.NATSFROM FACEBOOK FUNDRAISERS TO THEGOLF CLUBS.

PEOPLE ALL ACROSSSOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE GETTINGCREATIVE TO KEEP THEIR NEIGHBORSPANTRIES STOCKED.I’m just blown away by theamount of donations.

It’sabsolutely wonderful.GREG CLANCY WITH HARRY CHAPINFOOD BANK COULDN’T BELIEVE THECYPRESS LAKE GOLF CLUB IN FORTMYERS DONATED $20,000 TODAY.

ALLFROM CLUB MEMBERS CHIPPING IN.AND THEY’RE NOT THE ONLY ONESHELPING HARRY CHAPIN.

THECHARLOTTE COUNTY DEFENDERS LAWENFORCEMENT MOTORCYCLE CLUBPITCHED IN TOO.

THEY GAVE THEFOOD BANK THEIR $1,000 ANNUALRAFFLE THAT USUALLY SUPPORTS THECOMMUNITY IN ANOTHER WAY.Goes to either a police officerskilled in the line of duty orinjured in the line of duty ortheir surviving families whomight be in a need.NATSST.

MATTHEW’S HOUSE IS ALSOREAPING THE REWARDS OF LOCALGENEROSITY.

THEIR CEO VANNELLISON TOLD ME A WEALTHY$15,000 DONATION FROM THE IBERIABANK WILL PUSH THEM ALONG AS THENEED FOR FOOD CONTINUES.It takes an exceptional giftlike what the Iberia has done tohelp us get through these toughtimes.ABOUT_(will send updated # at 4:00closer to end of pickup)PEOPLE PICKED UP FOOD FROMTHEIR NAPLES LOCATION ON AIRPORTROAD.

BUT ELLISON SAYS IT GETS ALITTLE CRAMPED DOING EVERYTHINGIN ONE PLACE.Now one of our real criticalneeds is to provide a warehousespace, so we can receive allthose goods, sort them out, andget them out to the community ina more efficient manner.LLTAG: ELLISON ADDED STMATTHEW’S HOUSE IS WORK