That equates to around 20,000 meals donated to the Lake Cares Food Pantry.
After a friendly competition between the departments, the Golden Triangle Rotary Club awarded first, second and third place to the respective stations. The Tavares department collected 2,390 pounds, the Mount Dora department brought in 2,532 pounds and Eustis came out on top with 6,599 pounds.
“We’ve got a goal of providing 10 million meals throughout the district and this is a perfect example of our community working together to meet that goal,” said James Dickerson, Community Project Chairman of the Golden Triangle Rotary Club. “This is the finale of a great food drive.”