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A group of local real estate professionals is organizing a community-wide drive this month to collect food and baby supplies for families in need in the Dripping Springs area.
Dripping Springs Elite Real Estate Professionals (DS Elite) has launched a Food and Diaper Drive benefiting Helping Hands of Dripping Springs. The collection effort runs April 6-21 and seeks donations of nonperishable food and baby essentials to support the organization’s food assistance programs.
Members of DS Elite are coordinating donation efforts in neighborhoods across the area. Residents are encouraged to contribute items such as peanut butter, pasta, canned goods, rice and other shelf-stable foods. Diapers, pull-ups and baby wipes are also among the most-needed items, according to organizers.
In addition to community donations, the group plans to contribute $1,000 toward the effort to purchase additional high-need pantry items from the Dripping Springs H-E-B.
“This is one of those initiatives where the entire community can come together and make an immediate impact,” said Kristen Rummel, chair of the DS Elite Charitable Giving Committee. “When neighbors help neighbors, it creates something really powerful.”
The campaign provides flexible ways to give. Community members can donate items, request porch pickups through neighborhood coordination, drop off contributions through DS Elite members, or give financially. For more information or to get involved, visit www.drippingspringselite.com.
Helping Hands provides food and other basic support to individuals and families in the Dripping Springs community experiencing food insecurity. The organization relies on donations and volunteers to provide these services. For more information, visit https://www.helpinghands-drippingsprings.org.
