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Nov 15, 2009 2:16 pm US/Mountain

'Fill The Mayflower' Helps Military Families

ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) ― Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and in our poor economy many families, including military families, are struggling to put food on the table this year. So many volunteers braved the cold this weekend for the 4th annual Fill the Mayflower campaign.

Organizers of the campaign are trying to fill a semi with food to benefit military families in need.

"The military; they tend to just sacrifice and they don't typically reach out for help when they really need it and deserve it," Linda Ole Ferguson with Homefront Heroes said. "So it behooves us to just step up and just do it."

People like Kiara Christianson filled their cars and came by to donate to the food drive on Saturday.

"I just think it's great that our service men and women are out there fighting for us and I know their family members really struggle when they're back here, so I just want to do my part," Christianson said.

All the food will go to Buckley Air Force Base, get boxed up, and distributed to families next week.

Buckley has every branch represented, including the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard an active duty National Guard and reserves.

They hope to help at least 300 families have a nice Thanksgiving.

"They typically are most impacted by the down economy for sure. A lot of these families have one member deployed, so the spouse is at home maybe with a couple of little kids and so it's just a really hard time for them," Ferguson said. "So it's just a way for ordinary Americans to reach out and say we appreciate your sacrifice and your service."

Organizers say this year it's tough competing for donations and dollars with so many people in need. But they're hoping those who give so much abroad will find people are just as generous here at home.

The Fill the Mayflower campaign continued on Sunday. They're accepting non-perishable or canned food donations from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Arvada Elks Lodge.

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