Observer Reports
What if, instead of just eating candy on Halloween, you helped make it possible for hundreds of families to have food to eat? You can this holiday by Trick or Treating for canned goods rather than candy.
You can help stock the food pantry at AIM during the Halloween season, a key time of year heading into the holiday season. Each month AIM assists hundreds of families with their food needs, and families needing to ask for help to make ends meet. And the need is growing.
During the annual food collection effort, canned goods and non-perishable items are collected to stock AIM's Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry. This event helps jump-start the busy holiday season and AIM is asking the entire community to join.
Any class/group/club or individual can particiapte. There are many ways to become involved: forming a team to collect in neighborhoods, collect within your church, school organization or bring your own creative ideas to help. AIM offers any materials you might need along with lots of support, while you provide the volunteer power and enthusiasm during the last two weeks of October.
All non-perishable food is welcome. (Avoid glass items. Please do not include items which will crush, such as bread.) Soups, canned vegetables, canned meats, rice, beans, peanut butter, pasta are among the most requested items.
Perisable items need to be brought directly to the AIM offices. For more information, call 864-965-9077, email angie.shaw@aimcharity.org or visit https://www.aimcharity.org