Corvette Club drives again

2nd food donation event benefits Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry

With cool cars and a good cause, the Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club partnered with the SCV Food Pantry on Saturday to hold their second food drive this year at Sam’s Club.

Members of the Corvette Club gathered hoping to beat the record from their June food drive, which the club’s activities coordinator Karen Jewett said was between $8,000 and $10,000 worth of food.

“Of course we want to do better than last time,” Jewett said. “We’re hoping to hit over $10,000 worth of food this year.”

Involving community

The club previously held food drives during their annual Christmas parties, but this year members of the club decided they wanted to expand the cause and hold it in a place where members of the community could donate, as well.

“We had one man today come out with two carts full of food and he pushed one over to us to donate,” Jewett said. “It really makes you feel good when you see something like that happen.”

Next to the donation center was a line of members’ Corvettes, which people could admire while heading into or leaving Sam’s Club.

Jewett said the club has committed to making the food drive a community event instead of a club event. She added the club

will be having a food drive twice a year going forward, one during the summer months and one during the holidays.

The food donated during the drive will be given to the SCV Food Pantry, according to Jewett. The club has supported the food pantry for numerous years.

“COVID-19 has been stopping a lot of food drives in the community so the club wants to do what we can in this time of need.”

The SCV Food Pantry is located at 24133 Railroad Ave. in Newhall. Donations, such as canned soups, meats, fruits, dry beans, rice and peanut butter, are always accepted.

Dan Watson/ The Signal (Above) Giovanni Guardado, 13, left, and Renicia Washington donate food to Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club member Tom Tomlinson, right, during a club food drive Saturday at Sam’s Club on Carl Boyer Drive, benefiting the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry.(Right) Club member Don Ceo stacks donated food during the drive.

Dan Watson/ The Signal (Above) Santa Clarita Valley Corvette Club member Elliot Lewanda pushes a cart full of donated food at Sam’s Club during the club’s food drive Saturday, benefiting the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. (Left) Jerry Meyer, left, donates food to club member Connie Ceo during Saturday’s drive. (Below) Club member Chip Colwell pushes a cart full of donated food next to a line of Corvettes on display.