Ridgecrest Neighborhood and Cafe Aroma conduct successful food drive for HopeLink

Part of the 600 lbs of food collected by Ridgecrest Neighborhood
Photo by Patty Hale

By Patty Hale

How does a neighborhood manage to collect over 600 pounds of non-perishable food for HopeLink during tough economic times?

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood makes it look easy. The simple answer is to find a convenient and easily accessible drop-off spot.

Cafe Aroma at NE 165th and 5th NE was the drop off
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Cafe Aroma at 509 NE 165th partnered with the Ridgecrest Neighborhood to collect food donations through the months of November and December.

Cafe Aroma, a locally owned neighborhood coffee shop (and more) has a a wonderful staff and a drive-up window which made dropping off food donations a breeze.

Getting out the word about the Food Drive in every way possible was integral to a successful event.

Neighborhood bulletin boards, email, Facebook, Websites and posting in the windows of local neighborhood businesses - all done in the hopes of not only generating donations, but also educating residents about the existence of a Shoreline based Food Bank - HOPELINK at 15809 Westminster Way N in the lower Sears parking lot.

The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association would like to thank all those who participated. And, is proud to announce that the 2012 Food Drive ended with a total of $93.76 in cash and 602 lbs of non-perishable food.