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.
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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.
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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.
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The Boy Scouts form an assembly line to transfer toys from a vehicle to the truck. Photo by Beth David.
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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/
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Linda and Christopher Taylor deliver a hatchback full of toys from the Adam Taylor Memorial Foundation. Photo by Beth David.
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The Boy Scouts hold the banner for the group shot. Photo by Beth David.
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