Emblem Club delivers Holiday Food Baskets to those in need

[December 19, 2022]   On Saturday, December 10th local Emblem Club members and volunteers gathered at the Lincoln IGA to receive and deliver food baskets to more than 100 addresses. Groceries were bagged up by the staff of Lincoln IGA and delivered to those in our community who might need a little extra help this holiday season.

According to Rachel Lessen who coordinates the event for the Emblem Club groceries were delivered to 91 families and 26 single/senior or veteran households.

The Emblem Club has been delivering groceries to families at holiday time for 17 years. The food basket project is funded by a holiday bazaar and dinner hosted by the Emblem club each year. This year, Lessen said the group was able to spend just over $9,000.

On Saturday morning, it was foggy and spitting rain from time to time. The group gathered inside for a photo that included members, volunteers, and staff from the IGA.

Then it was out the door and into their cars. Drivers were lined up in the alley behind the grocery store. There, they were given addresses by Lessen and pulled up to the back door and IGA staff loaded each vehicle with the appropriate number of bags.

Lessen said that the club works well with the management at IGA, and they are very grateful for the long-standing partnership the club has with the grocer.

[Nila Smith]