Volunteers, donors help many in need

Operation Marysville Community Christmas wishes to extend our deepest appreciation to the volunteer spirit that a number of our Marysville citizens demonstrated on Nov. 1, during our All City Food Drive.

Grocery store patrons’ generous donations of food items helped our team collect 6,650 pounds of food and $1,978 in cash and gift certificates. These donations will help serve a forecasted 1,700 families in need of the Marysville Community Food Bank’s services this holiday season.

All of the local grocery stores in Marysville participated in this year’s event. This event would not have taken place without their support. Various stores continue their specific support for this activity by allowing the placement of the OMCC red food barrels at store entrances. If you missed the Nov. 1 All City Food Drive but would like to still donate, please look for the red food barrel in your favorite grocery store.

We’d also like to recognize and thank the Snohomish County Thunder Football team, which helped collect and transport donations to our Marysville Community Food Bank to be readied for distribution.

Lastly, we had a number of civic organizations that provided volunteers for the All City Food Drive. We would not have been able to help those in need without the support of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis, Lions, Soroptimists and various high school groups. We want to thank every one of the volunteers who stood out in the rain on Nov. 1 and donated their time and voice to this important cause.

Vicki Seiders

On behalf of OMCC

Marysville