Food donation and giveaway location in South Lake Tahoe on Fridays

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In time of need, the South Lake Tahoe community continues to come forward and help those less fortunate. As the effects from the coronavirus pandemic continue to affect families with job and income loss, community members rise to the occasion with several places to volunteers and donate.

One of those opportunities is with Steph Warren and the Altruism Project on Fridays at Bijou Community School.

The idea is a simple one, drop off a bag of food to donate from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and those who need food stop by between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to receive the bag. No need to store food and all that is collected goes immediately out to the public.

They initiated a drive-through concept to eliminate exposure for participants.

During the first week they handed out over 60 bags of food to families and hope to keep it growing each week.

That first week also had Steph with volunteers including her sisters Nikki and Casie, Bailey Flood, Craig Zager and Bridey Heidel.

" With all the stress in our world right now it feels so good, even though it’s such a small thing, to connect and give love," said Steph.

Bijou Community School is located at 3501 Spruce Avenue in South Lake Tahoe. For more information, contact Steph at AltruismProject@mail.com.