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Every year, members of Richard T. Turner Masonic Lodge No. 116 prepare food baskets and distribute them to their needy neighbors in west Chatham County. This year, they were afraid the 2009 economy problems might prevent them from reaching their goals.
Lodge Senior Warden John Humphries worried his group wouldn't be able to meet the needs within the Bloomingdale, Pooler and South Effingham communities. Then the lodge teamed up with the Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store in Pooler.
"We normally fix 75 baskets of food to distribute, but we knew we needed help to reach that goal this year," Humphries said. "The response was overwhelming."
International Paper donated large boxes to hold the food. When the sorting was complete, Humphries said they had amassed enough donations to provide 145 Christmas boxes for their neighbors - almost doubling their efforts in years past.
Each box consisted of a turkey, 10 to 12 canned goods, flour, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cornbread and macaroni mixes - everything needed to make a large and enjoyable holiday dinner.


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