Merrick Kiwanis Participates in Food Drive

Over the past few weekends, Merrick Kiwanis has spent time collecting food outside local shops, such as Waldbaum’s, Stop n Shop, and A&J Met Market. They collected groceries, toys, and monetary donations to give to families in the Merrick community. Merrick Kiwanis member and CMIT owner Armando D’Accordo and the rest of the amazing team would like to thank everyone for their generosity and time.

The wonderful collection drive concluded this past Sunday, December 12, with the Food and Toy Distribution Day. The Kiwanis team and a crew of volunteers met early in the morning at Calhoun High School to sort all of the collected cans of food. While the experience can be described as "sad" and "humbling", it can make you appreciative and thankful for what we have. Later that day, the team happily handed over turkeys, potatoes, food and toys to local families who will subsequently have a happier holiday season!