The Federal Way Service Club Network recently stepped up to the plate to answer the Multi-Service Center’s call for the Summer Meals Drive.

The Service Club Network includes General Federation ofWomen’s Clubs, Soroptimist International, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions,AAUW, VFW, Job’s Daughters, Fusion, Masonic Lodge and Reach Out shelters.

The first of three donations was made on June 10, following the club’s monthly meeting. Members brought a large assortment of food items plus lunch bags and napkins, totaling approximately 75pounds.

Summer means less access to food for many children in the community. Families who receive free and reduced meals at school struggle to find a way to replace those meals during school vacation months. It is also a time where food bank resources are low.

The Federal Way Service Club Network’s July donation was delivered on July 8, and the Aug. 12 donation will conclude the summer meal donations.

This is the second time that the Federal Way Service Club Network has provided supplies and kid-friendly food for the summer months.

Here are some of the suggested meal donations being accepted if you would like to contribute to the food drive: fruit cups, snack crackers, 100 percent juice boxes, graham crackers, bags of nuts(peanuts, almonds) granola bars and jars of peanut butter, jelly, jam and mayonnaise.

They may be dropped off at the City hall lobby, or at the Multi-Service Center.