Letter to community,

Jack’s Pantry at Tahoe Community Church is thankful to the community for its many donations as we fed hungry families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Thank you to:

* Whittell High School students for 1,600 canned foods and gifts for the children.

* Cub Scout Pack 468 for canned foods.

* Harrah’s/Harvey’s Resort Casinos for needed freezer space for donated turkeys.

* Tahoe Douglas Christian Preschool parents and children for canned food and children’s gifts.

* Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe for the generous donation of $1,000.

* MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa and its employees for 49 turkeys.

* The kindergarten class of Zephyr Cove Elementary for canned foods.

* The Kiwanis Club of LT for coats and snow pants.

* Local businesses and individuals for cash donations.

* Tahoe Community Church congregation for additional turkeys and food.

Jack’s Food Pantry has been in existence for 25 years and was named for the many contributions of Jack Powell. We feed hungry families from both the California and Nevada sides of our community each Friday afternoon throughout the year, and it is always amazing to see how generously our community responds to helping those in need. We are truly grateful for these donations.

Thank you.

Kathy Pavich, food pantry organizer