Food Drive Collecting Donations for Thanksgiving

LAWRENCE – A $50 donation will help the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc. provide a Thanksgiving dinner to a struggling family as part of the agency’s 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.

GLCAC is appealing to Greater Lawrence businesses and residents to donate and surpass the goal of 100 dinners provided to low-income families. Last year’s food drive distributed 72 Thanksgiving food baskets to the neediest families in the GLCAC’s programs.

“In these challenging times, the need increases every day. For many families, this food drive saves them from deciding between paying a utility bill and putting food on the holiday table,” said Evelyn Friedman, Executive Director of the GLCAC, an anti-poverty agency that serves 29,000 low-income, vulnerable individuals annually.

For a family of 4 to 6, the cost of a Thanksgiving meal is about $50. GLCAC is asking Lawrence area businesses and individuals to consider donating $50 to $250 in the form of a check payable to GLCAC Inc. or a gift card to a local supermarket. Donations can be made up until Monday, November 17, in order for delivery by Friday, November 21.

The GLCAC provides education, health, nutrition, energy services and more to residents in Methuen, Lawrence, Andover and North Andover. Entering its 50th year, GLCAC encourages and promotes the improvement of life for low-income residents as they strive to achieve self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.

For more information on the Thanksgiving food drive and to make a donation, please contact Tracey J. Chalifour, Director of Development and Planning, at 978-620-4706 or at tchalifour@glcac.org. Donations may be made directly at https://donate.glcac.org.

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