LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Office of Education’s AmeriCorps Program is partnering with Lake County CAN! in holding its annual Make A Difference Day nonperishable food drive on Saturday.
Make A Difference Day is a national day of service during which volunteers across the county will take part in service projects to make a difference here in Lake County.
Volunteers will be at locations around Lake County collecting food and at several locations assisting on community improvements projects.
Some of the AmeriCorps food collection sites include Sentry Market in Nice, Foods Etc. IGA in Clearlake, Grocery Outlet in Lakeport and Clearlake, and Bruno’s Foods and Safeway in Lakeport.
Lake Transit Authority will furnish two buses to be parked at Clearlake Grocery Outlet and Lakeport Grocery Outlet stores for the day, where volunteers will be on hand to collect food and stuff the buses with donations.
This marks the 13th year of the event. Since its inception, more than 48,000 pounds of food have been collected and distributed to Lake County families.
All proceeds stay in Lake County and will go to Lake County CAN! for distribution to food cupboards/pantries and food baskets for Lake County residents.