By Beth David, Editor
The Acushnet Lions Club, Rivers End, the Boy Scouts, and some pretty hardy motorcycle riders teamed up to make the holidays a little bit brighter for some local families.
Pat and Cheryl Souza fly the America flag with them on the ride from Rivers End to the Shepherd’s Food Pantry. Photo by Beth David.
A happy crowd met outside the River’s End on Main Street in Acushnet on Sunday to receive donations of food and toys. They filled a dump truck and a pickup truck, that both eventually ended up at the Shepherd’s Food Pantry in Acushnet.
Two Boys Scouts team up to hand off a large box of food from the dump truck. Photo by Beth David.
Cost to join the motorcycle run was $10, one toy and one non-perishable food item.
Approximately 40 bike riders donned their cold weather riding gear and joined the ride. Lots of other people stopped by just to throw in a toy or a bag of food to the mix. Linda and Chris Taylor donated a hatchback full of toys from the Adam Taylor Memorial Foundation.
This is the eighth year the Rivers End has sponsored the drive with the Lions Club.
The Boy Scouts form an assembly line to transfer toys from a vehicle to the truck. Photo by Beth David.
2017 Miss Apple Peach, Hailey Brightman helps to unload items. Photo by Beth David
To learn more about the Shepherd’s Pantry, call 508-763-9289, or visit http://www.shepherdspantry.org/
Linda and Christopher Taylor deliver a hatchback full of toys from the Adam Taylor Memorial Foundation. Photo by Beth David.
The Boy Scouts hold the banner for the group shot. Photo by Beth David.
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