REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — On Sunday, volunteers in the kitchen of the Epworth United Methodist Church gathered boxes of food indoors to get away from the cold weather.
Church members donated both perishable and cooked foods, including chicken, corn, sandwiches, and cereals.
Volunteers say the food drive is a way to make sure food doesn't go to waste, and a means of helping Delmarva families in need of food.
"We had a reverse advent, where everybody took a box home, and then filled it with all kinds of canned goods, and all the things we were asking for. We collected over 1,400 pounds of canned goods, pastas and-and dry goods," Dotti Outland, a Volunteer at the Dry Food Intake program at the Epworth United Methodist Church, said.
The event ran from 1:00 pm to 3:00 p.m, and volunteers say that the next food drive is on Tuesday, Jan. 18 and Thursday, Jan. 20.
For information on where to donate goods or to the Epworth United Methodist Church, visit https://www.epworth.com/pages/give