BLM Nevada News
ELY DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 2009-013
FOR RELEASE:  Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008
CONTACT:  Chris Hanefeld, (775) 289-1842; chris_hanefeld@nv.blm.gov

Grocery Stores and Partner Organizations Double BLM Ely District Food Drive Donations

Ely, Nev. – Contributions from local grocery stores and employees of partner organizations helped to double donations to a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Thanksgiving food drive for eastern Nevada communities.

Potatoes, canned goods and turkeys provided by Anderson’s Foodtown, Bradley’s Bestway Market and Ridley’s Family Market were among the 1,200-plus food items collected by employees of the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, Great Basin Institute and BLM for distribution by the State of Nevada’s Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) to residents in Lincoln and White Pine counties.  Accompanying the food items were childrens’ toys collected through DCFS’s Christmas Wish program.

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