On Dec. 4, Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Lodge hosted a reception with a drive-thru drop-off option for the Community Holiday Shoebox Drive. The event benefits Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee to provide shoeboxes filled with gifts ranging from toiletries to holiday trinkets for seniors who are homebound. More than 1,500 shoeboxes, enough to fill two cargo vans, were donated by members of the lodge and community.
Pictured is Maribeth Phillips, CEO of Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee.