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Food, Coats Collected To Aid Locals In Need
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C.A.R.E., Community Action Resources of Escalon, volunteer Allan Lial, left, hoists a bag of donated coats, dropped off during the recent food drive for C.A.R.E. in cooperation with eTrans. At right is C.A.R.E. Director Patti Baxter. Marg Jackson/The Times
San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) and its partners collected over 28,000 pounds of food, including 640 turkeys, at the 18th Annual Stuff the Bus food drive Nov. 18 through 20. Since 1999, RTD and its partners have now raised over 315,000 pounds of food donations at Stuff the Bus events. This year, Stuff the Bus also collected coats for those in need, bringing in 64 coats.