EDITORIAL A TIME TO SHARE FOOD BANKS FOR NEEDY NEED PUBLIC'S HELP.SADLY, many people find themselves in serious need during the holidays and turn to charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. to get them through the tough times. But this holiday season, those who help those in need are in need themselves. The homes and lives lost in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, in October brought out the public's generosity in spades. Unfortunately, the tragedy emptied out the charitable food pantries, which are scrambling See scramble. to make sure no one goes hungry during this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. and Christmas. There's still time to make sure someone less fortunate has enough to eat. By grabbing an extra can or two of food during the next grocery trip for a donation, you can add a little extra holiday cheer to the world. Here are some of the organizations seeking donations of food: --San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission, (818) 785-4476. --San Fernando Valley Interfaith in·ter·faith adj. Of, relating to, or involving persons of different religious faiths: an interfaith marriage; an interfaith forum. Council, (818) 718-6460. --FOOD Share, (805) 983-7100, Ext. 143. --Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry, (661) 255-9078. |
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