Thanks to everyone fighting hunger

RON GUTIERREZ Clinton Herald Publisher, Clinton Herald, Iowa
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Dec. 1—"Give Thanks, Give Food, Give Hope" — those are the six words that capture the goal every year for the Clinton Herald's Great Food Drive that concluded this week.

Our distribution partners — the Victory Center, Benevolent Society, Church of the Open Door, Gateway Area Community Center and the Camanche and Fulton food banks — deserve huge praise for being the front line to provide services in our community for families in need.

We are fortunate to have many community partners that step forward when there is need; we are grateful for their help to promote the need to donate food to feed our community and then to gather those food items.

A special thank you to those who made donations directly to these organizations. Even with 29 location, many of you donated directly to our front line partners.

Special thanks to Fareway, Clinton Area Rod Club, Wild Rose — with a donation from a concert event — and the Sisters of St. Frances are just a few that we know of who made those large donations. We thank you for your generosity toward this effort!

Thank you to our 29 sponsors and drop-off locations: You are a reflection of our community and we appreciate your willingness to help.

—1st Gateway Credit Union — Clinton Camanche and Fulton branches

—Addington Place, Clinton

—Aegis Credit Union, Clinton.

—Central Bank — Illinois — Fulton.

—Clausen Trucking & Warehousing, Clinton.

—Clinton National Bank, Main, Lyons and Lincoln Way — Clinton

—Clover Hills Appliance, Clinton.

—Don's Jewelry, Clinton.

—DuTrac Community Credit Union,Clinton.

—Fareway, Clinton

—Pizza Ranch, Clinton.

—Sloan Implement, Fulton

—Sweetheart Bakery, Clinton.

—The Alverno, Clinton.

—Turner Appliance, Clinton.

—Wild Rose Casino, Clinton.

—Zirkelbach Home Appliances, Clinton.

—Happy Hour collection partners

—Bonnies Scenic Tavern, Clinton

—Clyde's, Camanche

—Carpetland, Clinton

—Legends Sports Bar, Clinton

—Rivals Sports, Clinton

—The Hype, Clinton

Feeding our community is a team effort, at the Herald we are happy to help lead the effort. Special thank you to our staff. The staff collects food from the drop off locations, sorts the food for delivery to the food distribution points and helps to answer all the questions people ask.

Thanks you all!

Ron Gutierrez — Publisher Clinton Herald