Cruisin’ check for pantries
The Cruisin’ Crew presented a final check of $18,865 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Mahoning County for distribution to 10 food pantries throughout Columbiana County during a dinner held Saturday at the Salem Salvation Army. The money was raised through various car cruise events, including the Salem Super Cruise, with a grand total of $32,865 given in 2017, the last year for the Cruisin’ Crew. An initial check of $18,000 was cut in July. Pictured from left are: Becky Miller, Second Harvest; Ernest Norton, Southern Community Center; Trudy Mackall, East Palestine First Church of Christ; Jane Johnson, Cruisin’ Crew; Lt. Lydia Behr, East Liverpool Salvation Army; Wayne Fieldhouse, Bethel United Church of Christ; Ann Caldwell, Lisbon First United Methodist Church; Julie Dustman, Food For Friends by Friends, Winona; Malenia Orr, Oasis Food Ministry, Columbiana; Lt. Angelica Spence, Salem Salvation Army; Linda Allender, Crestview 4C’s; Sue DeJane, St. Patrick Church, Leetonia; Gene Johnson, Cruisin’ Crew; and Salem Mayor John Berlin. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)