Harry Chapin Food Bank Donation
Thanks to SJC Technology, Nick Rinella, Tyler Mattingly (Keller Williams Realtor), Aaron Killian with AKS Mobile Detailing, Amy Campbell with Campbell's Interiors & more, and Alex Ebel with Urban Buzz Coffee, plus contributions from yours truly at 1st Class Delivery, we donated about 600 pounds of turkeys, roughly 20 to 30 birds, to local food pantries this Thanksgiving. Our main beneficiary was the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers, along with other local pantries.
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