Volunteers in Action: GFWC Lamoille Woman’s Club (NV) & GFWC Woman’s Club of Indio (CA)
November 7, 2023
The GFWC Lamoille Women’s Club (NV) contributed to the GFWC National Day of Service by supporting a food bank at Elko Senior Center. They advertised on the radio and through Facebook to get the message out about donating. Twenty members of their club participated, donating over 150 pounds of food.
The GFWC Woman’s Club of Indio ‘s projects benefitted 2 organizations: FIND Food Bank (FIND) & Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM). They helped FIND by providing healthy food collection, solicitation of monetary donations, assembly of 302 produce bags, and 270 Senior Boxes. At CVRM they prepped food for meals including cutting, chopping or peeling carrots, onions & bell peppers, cracking & mixing 800 raw eggs.
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