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TOP PHOTO: CASA of Campbell County held a holiday food drive for Open Arms Ministry Food Bank. CASA Executive Director Jan Jones (front far right) as well as CASA volunteers and volunteers from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology delivered boxes of food to Open Arms Ministry Food Bank on Wednesday.
By Charlotte Underwood
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – CASA of Campbell County held a holiday drive for Open Arms Ministry Food Bank and delivered a van load of food on Wednesday afternoon.
According to food bank volunteers, it is donations like these that keep the community fed, especially close to the holidays.
CASA Executive Director Jan Jones said the food drive was something CASA could do to give back to the community.
“Having a food drive benefit Open Arms Ministry ties back in with my CASA program and helps the community,” Jones said.
The food drive began in mid November. A total of 18 local businesses volunteered to set up food donation boxes at their locations and Campbell County citizens didn’t disappoint.
Jones and CASA volunteers, as well as several students from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology unloaded 22 boxes of food on Wednesday. Several citizens had also made monetary donations in the amount of $119 which was also presented to Open Arms Ministry.
According to Jones, she plans for this holiday food drive to become an annual event for CASA.
“The goal is to make it an annual drive and for it to get bigger and better each year,” Jones said. She also said she wanted to thank all those who had donated, as well as businesses and volunteers.
“We appreciate the community coming together in support of this food drive. It did really well and we appreciate the support so much,” Jones said. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 12/16/2021-6AM)