Tue Feb 09 2010
By JARED ORZOLEK
A partnership between the Ayersville and Tinora schools districts and the Defiance Lions Club yielded a busload of food for needy Defiance County families.
In connection with the Ayersville and Tinora high school football game held Friday, the groups worked together to collect nonperishable food items from students and fans who attended the game.
According to Lions Club member Ken Wenner, the effort was a huge success.
"It went well beyond our expectations. We estimate that we collected 4,000 to 4,500 food items. The response was tremendous. It shows what a friendly rivalry can do. This was a positive for both schools and for the county," Wenner said. "Last year, we collected 1,300 items through our effort at the Halloween parade."
The food items collected filled a school bus, which was unloaded Saturday morning at St. Paul's United Methodist Church by nearly 40 volunteers. These folks distributed 39 boxes of food to each of the four food pantries in Defiance County -- St. Paul's United Methodist, St. Mary's Catholic Church. St. John's Lutheran Church and Temple of Praise.
The Lions Club will continue efforts to collect food for needy families during the annual Halloween parade set for Oct. 31.
A truck will be placed near the State Bank building downtown where food items can be donated and a food item will be the price of admission at an activity area to be set up by Defiance Regional Medical Center near the Defiance Middle School.
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