Christ Church to host welcome-back food drive

By Dana Kampa
| 10:00 a.m. October 20, 2025

Mike McCullough at the Christ Church hurricane relief food drive.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Among the bevy of upcoming events for returning Longboat Key residents is one celebration where attendees can both be welcomed back and give back.

Christ Church of Longboat Key is hosting its annual food drive benefitting Our Daily Bread of Bradenton on Nov. 5.

Rev. Julia Piermont said this is an event she looks forward to facilitating, especially considering it was one of the first social gatherings she attended after joining the church in late 2023.

Last year, a major focus of the church's charitable efforts was on hurricane recovery, and Piermont said she looks forward to once again hosting their typical food drive.

The church is collecting shelf-stable foods, hygiene products and other items high in demand. Donors can also make checks payable to "Our Daily Bread."

Contact Sue Wertman at [email protected] with questions.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.