{"id":52205,"date":"2025-07-09T19:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/52205\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T19:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:51:20","slug":"celebration-church-holding-annual-free-grocery-giveaway-this-week-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/52205\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration Church holding annual free grocery giveaway this week. Here\u2019s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 Celebration Church has announced the details for 2025\u2019s Serve Day, a grocery giveaway event that helped<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2024\/07\/13\/thousands-of-jacksonville-families-get-much-needed-help-at-grocery-giveaway-hosted-by-celebration-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2024\/07\/13\/thousands-of-jacksonville-families-get-much-needed-help-at-grocery-giveaway-hosted-by-celebration-church\/\"> thousands of families in Jacksonville last year.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/09\/use-amazon-prime-deal-days-to-help-local-kids-in-foster-care-secure-essential-school-items\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wjxt4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/09\/use-amazon-prime-deal-days-to-help-local-kids-in-foster-care-secure-essential-school-items\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wjxt4\">Local nonprofit using Amazon Prime Deal Days to help kids in foster care secure essential school items<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the church,<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrationpeople.org\/serve-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/celebrationpeople.org\/serve-day\"> this year\u2019s grocery giveaway<\/a> will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, or until supplies last, on Saturday, July 12, at its property on 9555 R G Skinner Parkway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">&#8220;The vision of Serve Day is for us, the local church, to go into our communities and love our neighbors,\u201c Celebration said on its website. \u201dWe hope people\u2019s hearts will be opened to the love of Jesus through practical projects and acts of service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The event is open to anyone in the community with no registration or ID required.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Early arrival is encouraged as supplies are limited, the church said, adding that volunteers will be on-site to help with distribution and ensure a &#8220;smooth, safe experience for everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">At last year\u2019s event, Celebration managed to assemble 5,000 bags of groceries, even recruiting Jacksonville Jaguar Devin Lloyd to help distribute them to families. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; 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