ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — As cleanup continues from Tropical Storm Hilary, a local church youth group jumped into action to make sure seniors had food before and after the storm.
California Zion Church distributed nearly $5,000 worth of food donations to a senior community in Anaheim. The dropoff was originally scheduled for a later date, but church organizers decided to do it early because of the storm.
“The demand has definitely been up because a lot of them haven’t been able to leave their homes and be able to go out and get the food that they need, so we knew this was going to be of help to them,” said Sara Luca with California Zion Church, New Heaven New Earth.
Residents say the extra food really helps.
“We were able to stock up for an earthquake preparedness kit and then the hurricane the other day – you know we had our dry goods and all that stuff so yeah it …