By Dan Gilbert

The Kiwanis Club of Weston’s food and healthcare products drive last Saturday was an outstanding success, with the support of Weston High School’s Key Club and Senior Connections Club. and volunteers from the Weston Food Pantry.

While Mother Nature didn’t honor my request for a dry day with mid-30s temperatures, our volunteer team showed up big time. On a cold, wet Saturday morning with a steady snowfall, our volunteers helped Westonites help their neighbors in need. Our team was composed of: Key Club President Alice Sullivan and Edhen Young, Abby Aulenbach, and Hailey Samuels; Weston Food Pantry President Anne Bigin, Weston High School Senior Connections Club Co-founder Ryan Bigin; and Weston Kiwanians Reed Ameden, Dave Burns, Karen Chrisley, Phyliss Gary, Barbara Gross, Steve Haas, Harvey Luft, Jim McMorris, Harry Spencer, Steve Thomas, and Lauren Traum.

Anne Bigin, appreciating the success, noted:

“I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Weston and our Weston High School’s Key Club and Senior Connections Club for making the recent food drive for the Weston Food Pantry such a success. Despite braving the elements and the holiday weekend, our amazing volunteers and supporters came together to collect over 60 full bags of shelf-stable food, along with$266.30 in generous cash and Venmo donations. 

This event would not have been possible without the leadership and continued support of Weston Kiwanis and Dan Gilbert. Thank you to the Kiwanis members for your ongoing commitment to our town, especially to the Weston Food Pantry. A special thank you goes to our Weston High School Key Club volunteers this morning. I’m also incredibly grateful to the Weston High School Senior Connections Club, and especially to Ryan Bigin, who is always there to help load, transport, and unload the bounty from our food drives. Because of all of you, families in our community will have access to much-needed food and support. Thank you again for showing what true community spirit looks like.”

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