THANKS FOR TURKEYS FOOD BANK WILL ASSIST 700 FAMILIES.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer NEWHALL - Belinda Crawford knows how to talk turkey - hundreds of turkeys, in fact, that cross the threshold of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Food Pantry every year for Thanksgiving dinners 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 . Tuesday afternoon, the pantry bustled as members of the Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club handed out turkeys and bags of side items provided by the pantry, including stuffing mix, cranberry cranberry, low creeping evergreen bog plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae (heath family). Cranberries are considered by some botanists to belong to the blueberry genus Vaccinium. sauce, canned pumpkin pumpkin, common name for the genus Cucurbita of the family Cucurbitaceae (gourd family), a group that includes the pumpkins and squashes—the names may be used interchangeably and without botanical distinction. C. or yams, olives and broth broth liquid media for culturing microorganisms. cooked meat broth a medium useful for culturing anaerobic bacteria. enrichment broth one modified to permit growth by selected bacteria. . As the executive director of the pantry, she coordinates the efforts of several service organizations, companies and generous residents eager to help provide a holiday meal for her clients. ``Rotary donates 200 turkeys for our families and a local individual donated 100 small, 7- or 8-pound turkeys for our seniors,'' Crawford said. ``We also get donations from Valencia Water and other groups who want to help. We're thrilled that the majority of our 700 families will receive a turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner.'' Nick Lentini, who has been coordinating the Rotary turkey donations for six years, said club members reach into their own pockets to pay for the birds. ``It's just a great feeling to be able to provide a family with dinner that might have to go without,'' he said. ``People shouldn't have to struggle at the holidays. It's nice for us to be able to give back to the community.'' Several service clubs and organizations conduct nonperishable-food drives for the holidays, which Crawford says gets them through the beginning of the year. ``About 3 1/2 weeks ago, our shelves were almost bare,'' Crawford said. ``Now we're getting close to full. This food will have to last us until the letter carriers' drive in May. It would help if there were some food drives in the spring.'' Tuesday night, the cafeteria at Newhall Elementary School elementary school: see school. was busy accommodating more than 500 diners Diners can mean:
Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Theresa Stern, right, of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Rotary Club hands out a free turkey Tuesday. (2) Members of the Santa Clarita Rotary Club expect to give turkeys and the fixings for Thanksgiving dinner to about 700 families this year. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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