LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Holiday food boxes will be available to those in need.
A cooperative undertaking among Lakeport Rotary, NCO Community Action, Lake County Hunger Task Force, Lake Family Resource Center, and the Lake County Record Bee, the boxes will be distributed in December before the holidays.
The funds for this food comes from the Lake County Holiday Fund which was collected during last year’s holiday season, as well as a grant from the Lake County Wine Alliance.
Funds for next year’s program will be collected from generous donors in our communities through Umpqua Banks branches and WestAmerica Bank branches during this year’s fund drive.
Registration for holiday food boxes for the communities of Kelseyville, Finley, Lakeport, Upper Lake, Nice and Lucerne and will be accepted beginning Monday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Family Resource Center, located at 5350 Main St. in Kelseyville.
Applicants must provide a photo ID and proof of physical address. The first 500 people will receive boxes on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at an assigned time. Times will be assigned upon registration.
Registration for holiday food boxes for those living in Glenhaven, Clearlake Oaks, Spring Valley, Clearlake and Lower Lake will be conducted beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lower Lake Park, located at 16375 Second St.
On Wednesday, Dec. 5, registrants can come to either the Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church from 9 to 11 a.m., located at 12487 The Plaza in Clearlake Oaks, or the Highlands Senior Center from 1 to 5 p.m., located at 3245 Bowers in Clearlake.
The last opportunity to register will be on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., again at the Highlands Senior Center.
The first 700 people will receive boxes at an assigned time on Saturday, Dec. 15. If 700 people register before Dec. 6, there will be no further registration conducted. Just as with the other boxes, registrants must have a photo ID and proof of physical address.
The final day to register for Spirit of the Season boxes, for those living in Cobb or Middletown, will be Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the United Community Church in Middletown, from 4 to 6 p.m., located at 15833 Armstrong. Those boxes will be distributed at a location to be announced upon registration.
In all locations, only one box per address will be allowed.
Holiday food boxes offered to those in need
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