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Coalition hopes to provide 2,000 Turlock families with food this holiday
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A Pitman High student helps to sort food by category for Turlock Together last year at the Turlock Fruit Company. - photo by 209 file photo
With the holiday season in full swing, blue donation barrels are popping up all over Turlock with the start of Turlock Together’s collection efforts for families in need. “This is a community effort give the less fortunate in the area a Christmas where they have food and at least one toy for each child,” said coordinator Bob McCune. A collaborative effort made up of ministries, non-profits, schools, service clubs, and community members, Turlock Together hopes to provide up to 2,000 families in the area with two boxes of food, one of which consists of non-perishable items and the other of which consists of perishable items.