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Food drive success with Rotary of Gastonia and church partnership Service was placed above self with the Rotary Club of Gastonia s food drive partnership last week, according to Rotary member Kathryn Styers. Styers has been a Rotary member for seven years and member of First United Methodist church for 26 years. It was very successful, Styers said. Not only were there church members that came out with bags of dried goods but the community showed up and we were able to fill up pickup trucks with dried goods and toiletries. Rotary of Gastonia partnered with Redeemer Lutheran, First Baptist and First United Methodist churches to help Crisis Assistance Ministry to replenish its shelves during the pandemic. ....
The Rotary Club of Gastonia will conduct a food drive Saturday, May 15, helping fill a void when another popular food drive was cancelled. The collection of non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene products will take place at three Gastonia churches from 9 a.m. until noon. The locations are: Redeemer Lutheran, 1915 S. New Hope Road First Baptist, 2650 Union Road First United Methodist, 190 E. Franklin Blvd. We re trying to raise awareness that there is still a need for food in the community and we encourage collecting it for the people that need it, said Brent Messer, president of the Rotary Club of Gastonia. ....