On Saturday, November 15, members of Jephtha Lodge No. 494 F. & A. M. met at ShopRite in Huntington, NY. Their goal, to collect grocery’s from shoppers that would be donated to Helping Hand Rescue Mission, a local food pantry.
From the hours of 9am to Noon, the generous community of Huntington filled 11 shopping carts to the brims with food items and 26 frozen turkeys. Shoppers even donated gift cards to be handed out at the mission.
Immediately after the food drive they loaded donations into several vehicles and delivered all directly to Helping Hand Rescue Mission. Volunteers at the mission stated “This was an absolute record for Jephtha”.
A huge thank you to Huntington ShopRite and the community for their support. We would like to remind everyone that donations are needed year round, not just during the holidays and encourage everyone to help food insecure families in our community.