Lions Club, North Ridgeville students help nonprofit fill its shelves [Video]

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A plea from the North Ridgeville Lions Club to help restock shelves at North Ridgeville Community Care resulted in a record amount of food donations.

North Ridgeville Community Care has a food pantry but also offers wraparound services, including rental and utility assistance, clothing and household items, and an education fund that covers tuition and supplies like computers and textbooks. It provides support to hundreds of clients each month.

North Ridgeville Lions Club issues call to help food pantry in dire need of items

In August, North Ridgeville Community Care’s CEO Heather Kaesegen said it had been experiencing a drop in food donations due to inflation, higher grocery costs and the fact that many families in Northeast Ohio had gone through severe storms that caused widespread damage and food loss.

Kaesegen said the situation had the organization spending about $1,200 a week that it had not budgeted …