Villages of Five Points residents donate food and funds to CRC

Residents of the Villages of Five Points demonstrated kindness in supporting a food drive held April 22.

A total of 221 bags of food was donated to the Community Resource Center in Rehoboth Beach. At an average of four pounds per bag, the donation totaled approximately 880 pounds of food. Some residents also made monetary contributions to support the center.

The event was organized by the neighborhood board and social committee, with Brenda Stover serving as facilitator. Volunteers included Dave Shook, Dalton and Jan Semmel, Debbie Walls, Carole Kohr, Jim Stover, John Eikrem and Joni Mahon. Residents who volunteered vehicles for collection and delivery included Dave Shook, Dalton Semmel, Debbie Walls, Joe Spall and Jim Stover.

Diane Shearon of the Community Resource Center’s food rescue program said, “We can now accept many more people who have not previously been in our program but now need help. Because of this large donation, we won’t have to ration our food to families.”

Planning for future food drives is currently underway. To that end, residents may wish to stock their pantries with nonperishable food. There is no limit to the amount of the food that can be donated.

The Villages of Five Points organizers encourage other local communities and homeowners associations to organize food drives, and urge local food banks and pantries to advertise their needs during these difficult times.