Lewes Historical Society sets Stuff-a-Boat Food Drive Dec. 2-3

The Lewes Historical Society, together with the Nautical Academics Captains School, is hosting the Stuff-a-Boat Food Drive to benefit the Cape Henlopen Food Basket. Collections will be accepted during the LHS Holiday Village & Market set for 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, at 110 Shipcarpenter St., Lewes. 

Donations also may be delivered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday at the LHS main office on the Shipcarpenter Street campus. Paid admittance to the Holiday Village & Market is neither required nor expected of those who wish to deliver a food item on event days. Cash donations will be accepted to go directly to the nonprofit Cape Henlopen Food Basket. 

The all-volunteer organization processes more than 2,000 requests for food from Delaware individuals and families each year. A sampling of items included in the grocery bags packed for clients includes canned fruit, tuna, meat, tomatoes, pasta sauce, soup, instant potato flakes, rice, cereal, jelly, juices and more. 

To learn more about items accepted for donation, go to capehenlopenfoodbasket.org.