PORT ANGELES — Filling a fire engine filled the Port Angeles Food Bank with a ton of provisions and $771 in donations.
The results of last Saturday’s drive will help bridge the food bank’s need for a few days, according to food bank officials.
The agency at 402 S. Valley St. still needs donations of edibles and money to counter a shortfall that nearly halved its annual Thanksgiving dinner giveaways, officials said.
Volunteer and paid firefighters and emergency medical technicians of Clallam County Fire District No. 2 called Saturday’s drive “a resounding success.”
“This is over 1 ton of food that our community generously gave to support the less fortunate,” said Lt. Patricia Reifenstahl, who coordinated the event at the downtown Safeway at Third and Lincoln streets.
A dozen District No. 2 personnel and their family members staffed the collection, which lasted four hours.
The firefighters say they see daily the need to support people in need. District No. 2 surrounds the city of Port Angeles and serves Deer Park, Gales Addition, Black Diamond and Dry Creek.
Executive Director Jessica Hernandez said monetary donations are especially welcome but that eatables most sought include sources of protein such as canned meats and peanut butter, plus pop-top containers of fruit.
For more information, call 360-452-8568.