Por Lauren Ventura | Editor SDUN

Neighbors in Talmadge got into the spirit of giving this past December by donating more than 1,200 pounds of non-perishable food to The Salvation Army Kroc Center Family Resource Center.

Residents volunteered to collect the food items and planned to cap off the food drive with the 6th Annual Caroling at the Circle on Sunday, Dec. 19. Although the Caroling at the Circle event was cancelled twice due to rain, the group managed to collect food items on three Saturdays in December at the Talmadge Circle where Adams Avenue, 49th Street and Lorraine Drive intersect. Local realtors Megan Beauvais (Ascent Real Estate) and Afton Miller (Coldwell Banker) supported the drive by offering their Talmadge open houses as food drop-off points.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center Family Resource Center provides emergency services to those in the 92115-area and other nearby areas. The Talmadge volunteers helped sort and package the donations for use by the center and plan to make the food drive an annual event.