Help feed Zachary
The Zachary Food Pantry recently asked for some specific donations to help people in need in the community.
Suggested donations include grape and strawberry jelly; 2-pound bags of sugar, self-rising flour or cornmeal; stuffing mix; cornbread mix; breakfast cereal; quick grits; oatmeal; bread and other bakery items; cake mix; brownie mix; macaroni and cheese; mayonnaise, ketchup or mustard; orange, apple or grape juices; Ensure; baby formula and baby food; crackers, individual bags of chips; snack-size packages of cookies; popcorn; fruit snacks; granola bars; small packs of nuts; and trail mix bags.
Donations do not have to be from this list. Items except for baby formula, baby food and Ensure can be up to one-year expired.
Shred documents for free
The Bank of Zachary will hold free Community Shred Days in April. Event are from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Central Branch, 14395 Grand Settlement Blvd., Central; April 13 at the Watson Branch, 32340 La. 16, Watson; and April 13 at the Main Branch, 4743 Main. St., Zachary.
Apply for special camps
Summer 2024 will mark the beginning of the 66th year of operation of the Louisiana Lions Camp, 6 miles north of Leesville on 185 acres of piney woodlands.听
For people from the Zachary area, sessions include:
- One-week session for youth with pulmonary disorders, ages 5-15, May 26 to June 1 (These applications will be assigned by the LPDCI, Lions Camp Pelican). 痴颈蝉颈迟听听to register.
- One-week session Camp Challenge, for 6-14 youth with hematology/oncology, cancer and sickle cell disorders, July 14-20. 痴颈蝉颈迟听听to register.
痴颈蝉颈迟听听to register for these three:
- One-week session for the mentally challenged, ages 8-19, from June 9-15.
- One-week session for visual, hearing and orthopedically impaired youth, ages 7-19 from June 30 to July 6.
- One-week session for youth with diabetes, ages 6-10, from July 7-13.
The children participate in a full range of activities, including swimming, arts and crafts, archery, air rifle, sports, fishing and outdoor fun. There is no cost to the parents for the campers鈥 stay. All requests for summer camp are handled locally by Lions. Each applicant requires Lions Club sponsorship.
For information about the camps, contact any Zachary Lions Club member, call Zachary Lions Club secretary at (225) 654-6325 or visit the camp鈥檚 website at听.
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Send news and events for the Zachary area to zachary@theadvocate.com by noon Friday or call (225) 388-0731.
