LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As part of AmeriCorps Week, the Lake County Office of Education’s AmeriCorps program and community partners will hold the third annual All AmeriCorps Food Drive on Saturday, March 10.

The drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Safeway on 11th Street in Lakeport and Grocery Outlet, located on Main Street in Lakeport and Olympic Drive in Clearlake.

The group reported that all donations stay in Lake County and will be donated to North Coast Opportunities for distribution to Lake County’s food cupboards.  

Over the past 11 years, the Lake County Office of Education’s AmeriCorps program has collected and donated more than 46,000 pounds of food to our local food cupboards.  

Though it sounds like a large amount, the local AmeriCorps reported that it's a small part of what is needed to keep the county's children, families and community fed throughout the year.  

Requested food items include canned fruits and vegetables; canned or dry soup mixes; boxed dinners like Hamburger Helper; canned meats and stews; spaghetti and other pastas; canned cooking sauces, including spaghetti and pasta sauces; pork and beans; packaged dry goods, such as rice, stuffing, boxed potatoes and baking mixes; breakfast foods, including cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix and syrup; and juice or fruit drinks on cans or plastic containers.

The group asks that no foods in glass jars or bottles be donated.

For more information about the food drive or the work of the local AmeriCorps, visit www.lakecountyamericorps.org or call 707-263-8796.  

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