By EMS1 Staff
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A group of senior living centers teamed up to “Fill the Ambulance” with over two tons of food for people in need.
As part of the “Fill the Ambulance with Food” program, St. Charles County Ambulance District traveled to 11 senior centers to accept donations from community members in order to keep the pantries filled for families in need during the holidays.
“In addition to growing in terms of number of facilities, the quantity of donations at our long-standing partners seems to grow each year as well - this year, we collected 4,250 pounds of food,” Operation Food Search Director of Community Relations Judy Coyman said. “We work with our partner food pantries in St. Charles County to ensure the seniors’ donations stay right in their community.”
SCCAD director of community relations Kyle Gaines said the amount of donations has grown exponentially since its inception in 2010.
“We’ve retained the ‘Fill the Ambulance’ name, but in reality, seniors’ support of this program outgrew a single ambulance several years ago,” Gaines said.
Since it began, “Fill the Ambulance” has collected over five tons of food donations.