CHURCH GROUP PACKS FOOD FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.Byline: Sylvia Oliande Daily News Staff Writer More than 60 members of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church Christian Fellowship Church(CFC) is a non-denominational mega-church located in Evansville, Indiana. David Niednagel, the current senior pastor, founded the church in 1974. As of August 2007 the church has an average weekly attendance of 2,800 adults. of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. gave up their Saturday morning to shop, pack and deliver fixings for a complete Thanksgiving dinner The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these to families who may have gone without this year. Using nearly $1,900 raised in donations and fund-raisers, the church group was able to purchase enough food from the Vons market at Janss and Moorpark roads to feed 63 families in the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by . ``We'd like to help people who aren't as well off right now,'' said Mike Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] , an organizer for the church. ``Even though we're blessing them with this food, in return we're getting blessed back. It's a great feeling knowing that you're helping someone who needs it.'' The group gathered at the market early Saturday morning to find that store employees had stacked the packaged and canned goods in the aisles to make them easier to find. Most of the families who received gift baskets were identified by the Conejo Valley Food Bank. Donated laundry baskets were hand-packed with fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy foods, and all the trimmings, and delivered by the volunteers. ``They got a turkey, a pie, dressing, everything you can think of that makes a good turkey dinner,'' Linn said. ``And we baked 1,600 cookies that we packaged and put in.'' |
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