Dennis Nash, one of the co-owners of Hood View Gardens, noted that some of
the customers that walk through his door may need help from Neighborhood
Missions.

The community outreach program sponsored by Hoodland Lutheran Church
provides food, wood, and financial assistance for heating, medicine, utilities,
gas vouchers and transportation for those in the community in need.
And to help them, Hood View Gardens will hold a canned food drive to benefit
the Neighborhood Missions food pantry from Tuesday, Aug. 7 through Sunday,
Aug. 19.

“What better way to help the community,” Nash said, adding that he didn’t
know about Neighborhood Missions until this summer.

For the drive, people can bring in three cans or jars of high-protein food items
such as canned tuna, salmon, chicken, beef or turkey, peanut butter, pinto or
black beans, lentils, chili, oats or quinoa and receive a 20 percent discount off

their entire purchase, or bring in three items of pasta, canned corn, green
beans, peas, rice or toiletry items and receive a discount of 10 percent off
their total purchase. All items must be in new and unopened containers, and
cans need to be free of dents and cannot be expired or near expiration date.
Discounts cannot be combined with other discounts.

Nash noted that if the response is strong, the event could be recurring each
year.

Hood View Gardens is located at 46870 Hwy. 26 in Sandy. Business hours are
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Sunday (closed Monday). For more information visit Hoodviewgardensllc.com
or search for “Hood View Gardens” on Facebook.