With the holiday season beginning this month, the residents at Mustang Creek Estates of Frisco wanted to give back to the community around them as they reflect on the things they’re thankful for during this season of thanks. To that end, they are making sure that families in Frisco have the opportunity to receive food and household items to help them get through a period of employment loss, medical issues, homelessness or any other factor impacting income. These items will improve each family’s quality of life and create a bridge to self-sufficiency. During the entire month of November, Mustang Creek Estates of Frisco (1200 West Main Street) is holding a food drive in each of its homes to collect supplies for families served by Frisco Family Services on a daily basis. The senior living community will accept the following cooking supplies and nonperishable food items through Monday, November 30th: laundry detergent, household cleaning products, cooking oils, flour, snack items, dry beans, baking mixes, jellies, boxed or pouch fruit juices, canned meats, tomato paste and sauce, spaghetti sauce, salad dressing, canned spinach, canned turnip greens and canned mushrooms. The senior living community is looking forward to bringing smiles to the faces of Frisco families in need.
“Our food pantry gives about 40,000 pounds of food to Frisco families every month, and last year we distributed about 542,000 pounds to over 3,600 individuals,” said Myrna Rodriguez, client services director at Frisco Family Services. “When people in our community take the time to make donations to our food pantry, it directly impacts the number of people our organization is able to support. I think it is great for a senior living community to come together to hold a food drive for us. I love the idea of a senior community willing to selflessly provide help to others.”
“Many of our residents were raised during the Great Depression and remember what it was like to go without food or other resources because their families couldn’t afford them,” said Penny Tipton, activity director at Mustang Creek Estates of Frisco. “Especially during the time of year when people are giving thanks for their blessings, our residents want to help the community and encourage others to do their part as well. They want to pass along lasting memories and traditions they built with their own families around the kitchen table to others and make sure they have the food to create those memories.”