By Jill Neptune Turner, TME

“We don’t turn anyone away. There is an income base, but anyone might fall into a hardship,” Christine Martin explained. She volunteers for the Salvation Army at their monthly distribution of food commodities in Frazier Park the first Wednesday of each month. It occurs at 11 a.m. at the Frazier Mountain Park Community Center. A line begins to form at…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Lebec resident William Hopper has been among many local volunteers helping to pack boxes of food for about 90 people (below) lined up outside prior to the doors being opened for commodities.

Above: Lines of people seeking food assistance from Senior Sack and the Salvation Army Commodities Program form early.

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