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National Night Out effort takes on crime, hunger in Seguin short (notice) but she's like no, we can do this, we can do it and she did it. It was real nice to see the community come together," said Nichols. The Seguin PD on Friday spent the afternoon boxing the food items for transfer to the Christian Cupboard. Among those lending a hand and showing her appreciation to the Seguin PD was Christan Cupboard Volunteer Sandy Clopton. Clopton says this latest donation of food couldn't have come at a better time. "The cupboard is bare. The last two weeks, there was very little on the shelves to give out. I wished there would be some organizations that could organize some drives for the summer months. That would really help becuase we really get low from maybe February on to let's say now, October. I went there on Wednesday to help hand out food. There wasn't very much to hand out so our clients would get a lot less food," said Clopton. Chief Nichols says plans have already begun to help collect even more food during next year's National Night Out. He says, who knows, it might even turn into some type of friendly neighbrhood competition.
The Seguin Police Department applauds residents for supporting the local food pantry during this year’s National Night Out block parties. Christian Cupboard volunteers stop by the PD to pick up the donations collected at various neighborhoods around Seguin. By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- Neighbors this past National Night Out not only took a bite out of crime but they took a bite out of hunger. A total of 500 pounds of non-perishable food was collected by residnets participating in Tuesday's National Night Out block parties. The event brought neighborhoods together for a night of safety and crime prevention. Leading the effort for the city of Seguin was the Seguin Police Department. Also, assisting the PD at the block parties was the Seguin Fire/EMS Department. Police Chief Terry Nichols says after a recent visit to the Christian Cupboard, Seguin's local food pantry, he thought of the idea to also include a food drive - giving folks a chance
to really help one another. Nichols says because of the short notice, he thought the idea should be implented next year. However he says thanks to Officer Tanya Brown, the crime prevention and public information officer for the Seguin PD, he was convinced that if there was a ever a community who could answer the last minute request, it would definitely be Seguin. "I saw the need. I'm in the Leadership Seguin program, right now, and one of the places we visited was the Christian Cupboard on our first class and we saw the need so I got to thinking about National Night Out and what a unique opportunity we have to get the community to help us and give them the help they need. So, a great turnout, and Tanya Brown being able to put this off. I doubted it because it was too
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"I certainly would like to make this a staple -- that we do a food fundraiser for the Christian Cupboard annually as part of National Night Out and make this grow and grow and grow. I think that will be huge for us becuase it's the community giving back to the community. Sometimes people want to give back but they don't know how. We'll here's a way they can. We can give food to the needy and it's a mechanism for the police department to be engaged as well and we do it all together," said Nichols. A total of 26 neighborhoods this year gathered togther for a National Night Out block party. That number is an increase from last year. Those wishing to donate to the Christian Cupboard may drop off donations Mondays through Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Cupboard is also open during the same hours on the first and third Saturdays. A 24/7 donation box is also located on the building's north side. The food pantry is located at 516 N. Camp St.
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