Portland church gathers more than 12,000 pounds of food for Portlanders in need Volunteers at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Northeast Portland organize food in the church parking lot recently. The parishâs food drive is one event in a pre-Thanksgiving to Christmas tradition that results in thousands of pounds of food for those in need. (Courtesy St. Rose of Lima Parish) 12/22/2020 8:35 AM
select St. Rose parishioners, including Heidi Hodge, sort and stock food to be delivered to six Northeast Portland neighborhoods as part of the parishâs annual food drive. (Courtesy St. Rose of Lima Parish)
More than 100 volunteers from St. Rose of Lima Church gathered outside recently distanced and masked to obtain food drive assignments. They then fanned out to canvass six Northeast Portland neighborhoods for nonperishable food donations. The Nov. 21 food drive is just one event in a pre-Thanksgiving to Christmas tradition that res