For
the last 13 years, the Livingston County Association of Realtors (LCAR)
have been collecting food and money for Gleaners Community Food Bank
(GCFB). It started out with just a downtown Brighton location at the
millpond and was/is still called 'Fill The Gazebo'. But a number of
years ago, we branched out to locations in Howell. Some large markets
gave permission for us to collect, too, and if you hit the main
intersections of Brighton or Howell you'll see volunteers with
containers to collect that pesky loose change that accumulates in your
vehicle console.
Gleaners
can amazingly provide 3 meals for 1 dollar. And by donating money
instead of non-perishable food, there's less handling and loss. But the
food items are greatly appreciated, too. Livingston County is viewed by
some as not needing this type of event, but the need is actually so
great that we don't collect enough food within the County to serve our
residents. That's right, food has to come in from other Gleaners
locations to meet the need.
So
please plan to donate something. A few bucks in loose change, a
generous check made payable to "GCFB", or drop off food at these
locations from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 2nd.
- Downtown Brighton's Millpond Gazebo on Main Street
- Howell Gazebo near the Livingston County Courthouse on Grand River
- GFS Marketplace in Brighton
- Kroger in Brighton, Howell, Hamburg and Hartland
- Wal-Mart in Howell and Hartland
Suggested items to donate: tuna, Spaghetti O's, canned meat, and chunky soup.
You
can also drop off food and checks at my office, Preview Properties, 130
W. Grand River, Brighton 48116 if you can't make the food drive. Or
you can make a monetary donation online that will get credited to our
food drive and is tax deductible at: www.gcfb.org/FilltheGazebo
Last
year, we collected 5,300 pounds of food in addition to $11,431 in cash
donations. This provided a grand total of 38,692 nutritious meals.
image courtesy LCAR 