Volunteers from the St. James Episcopal Church Food Bank collected $698.87 in cash donations and 625 pounds of food at Brewster Marketplace on a Monday and Tuesday in late November.

“People were extremely generous,” food bank director Mike Lundstrom said. “We are absolutely thrilled with the donations. We plan to make this an annual Thanksgiving event. The cash donations, the generosity of the folks at Brewster Marketplace who supplied turkeys although our budget only allowed for chickens, and a $300 gift from the congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, allowed us to provide turkeys to our food bank families this year.”

In addition to the turkeys, food bank families received ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner. 473 individuals from 141 households were served.

The ecumenical community food bank, located in the basement of St. James’ Church in the northwest corner of the Diocese, provides food and clothing to the needy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. every Thursday. Anyone is eligible to receive assistance.
For more information, telephone 509-689-2823.