NORRISTOWN â Dozens of families are being reminded Easter goes beyond the baskets of chocolate bunnies they received.
The spirit of the springtime holiday was surely blooming with every donation of a colorful basket or an Easter ham that found its way to places like the Daily Bread Community Food Pantry in Lower Providence, the Lower Providence Optimist Club, Laurel House and the Patrician Society in Norristown.
âJudge Rebar delivered 50 baskets to us and weâre getting a whole flatbed of food delivered today, hams and dry goods,â said LeeAnn Rooney, executive director of the Patrician Society on Wednesday. Â âWeâve been so blessed. Weâve had so many people donating food during the pandemic and now for Easter people are donating for their Lenten drives. Pope John Paul II just did a food drive for us. St Philip Neri in Lafayette Hill donated Rednerâs gift cards. A young girl Sarah from Gwynedd Mercy ran a food drive and they came down last week to deliver it. People are just coming out of the woodwork and wanting to donate. Itâs been really wonderful.â