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Lions Club volunteers deliver gifts for 47 children as local soup kitchen reports surge in demand
Summary
A Lions Club member said volunteers bought gifts for 47 local children and that St. Mary's Caring, run by Christine, is now feeding more than 100 people a day amid rising need; speaker urged community help and noted more than 20% of residents receive Medicaid.
Speaker 1, a member of the Lions Club and a board member of Mako, told the meeting that local volunteers purchased and delivered holiday gifts for 47 children in need, calling the effort "really rewarding." He said 12 community members joined the effort and described delivering presents to families who otherwise could not travel to pick them up.
The plea for help was driven by what Speaker 1 described as growing local need. "20 percent…
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