Avon Lake/Avon Community-Wide Food Drive Raises $7,459

Editor's note: Martin O'Donnell is also the president of Avon Lake City Council and helped organize the food drive.

To the Editor:

A very special thank you to the residents of Avon Lake and Avon for their support in the second annual March Away Hunger food drive benefiting CRS.  The month long food drive collected 4,493 pounds of food valued at $7,459.40. 

This surpassed last year’s total by over 300 pounds!  With summer fast approaching, a major food drive is just what CRS needed to stock up their pantry. With efforts from the Avon Lake Community Council organizations and all the businesses, schools and city buildings that received donations, March Away Hunger was a huge success. 

Thanks to the following donation sites:  Avon Lake Safety Center, Avon Lake Service Department, Avon Lake City Hall, Old Firehouse Community Center, Avon Lake City Schools, First Federal of Lakewood-Avon Lake, Suntan Supply, Arts Town Plaza, Avon East Elementary School, and Avon Village School.

Marty O’Donnell

Avon Lake Community Council