Local leaders, volunteers help the elderly in Edwards

Local leaders and community volunteers in Edwards came together to help the elderly stock up on items amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

TOMAKE SENIOR'S CARE PACKAGESWHICINCLUDE FOOD AND HIGHLY DEMANDEDSUPPLIES LIKE TOILET PAPER ANDCLEANINGSUPPLIES TO KEEP SENIORS STOCKEDFOR ACOUPLE OF WEEKS.WITH GROCERY STORES QUICKLYRUNNING OUOF ESSENTIAL ITEMS, NANCY DURENISGRATEFUL FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERSBRINGING SHE AND HER HUSBAND OF68 YEARS,FOOD AND SOME PERSONAL CARESUPPLIES.DUREN SAYS WHEN SHE'S GONE TOTHESTORE.YELLOW 5232"I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANYTOILET PAPER YET AND THEY SAIDNOWE'RE NOT OUT BUT WE ARE GETTINGCLOSE, SO I'M GLAD TO GETTHIS I REALLY AMPACKAGES WERE PREPARED FOR 85SENIOR FAMILIES.YELLOW 5213"WELL WE THOUGHT SINCE WE'RE ALLSUPPOSED TO BESHELTERING IN PLACE, IT'S GOINGTO PUT A REAL BURDEN OSENIOR CITIZENS PARTICULARLYPEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 75 SO WEDECIDED WE WERE GOING TO PUTTOGETHER AN EFFORT TO HAVE THECOMMUNITY COME TOGETHER."FRIENDS OF THE COMMUNITY PITCHED TO DONATE THE FOOD AND SUPPLIES.YELLOW 5214"THEY WANTED TO STAY ANYONOMOUSBECAUSE ITS NOT ABOUT THEACCOLADES AND THEY PROVIDED ALOT OF FOOD FOR US TO GIVE OUTTOTHE COMMUNITY."JEWELL: THE GROUP HOPES TO MAKEANOTHER DISTRIBUTION TO THESENIORS IN ACOUPLE OF WEEKS.

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CAL-MAINE FOODS TYPICALLYDONATESEGGS TO THE EDWARDS EASTER EGGHUNT