Metropolitan Ministries Tent Now Open
It's the only tent in the Land O' Lakes area, and volunteers hope the entire community will get behind the food and toy drive this year.
It's official. The holidays are upon us. And now is the time your help is needed most. The Pasco Metropolitan Ministries tent opened Nov. 12 at Keystone Community Church at 21010 State Road 54 in Lutz. And though it got off to somewhat of a slow start, volunteers say they hope the word spreads quickly that they are there. By 11 a.m. they had five frozen turkeys dropped off, and several motorists passing by stopped to ask what was needed, co-coordinator Deborah Gehlen said. And though this is the fourth year that the church has hosted the only Metropolitan Ministries tent in the Land O' Lakes/Lutz area, the trick is just getting the word out that the food and toy drive goes beyond the members of the church. "It's not just a Keystone event…
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