Saginaw State Farm Agent Joins with Community Link Mission to Sponsor "Fill a Ferrari" Food Drive on November 19, 2012

Participants can bring donations to the LInda Allen State Farm Agency in Saginaw, Texas

2012-11-12

FORT WORTH, TX, November 12, 2012 (Press-News.org) State Farm Agent Linda Allen takes her company's motto to heart. Like a good neighbor, Allen and her team are planning to collect non-perishable food items for the Community Link Mission Food Pantry on November 19, 2012.

The drive will take place at Linda Allen's State Farm office at 8101 Boar Club Road in Saginaw from 9 am until 5 pm. "Many Northwest Tarrant County families are having trouble putting food on the table for Thanksgiving," said Community Link Mission Food Pantry Director Karen Fuller. "The pantry is always in need of peanut butter and jelly, soups, canned vegetables, and canned fruit," said Fuller.

The event is good fun for a good cause. "We're going to have free face painting, fun photos, a chance to enter to win a Ford F-150," Allen said. "Our goal is to completely fill a Ferrari with food donations for Community Link Mission's food pantry," said Allen. The raffle for the Ford F150 is open to Texas residents over 18 and is part of State Farm's Fan Up Sweepstakes. DFW Drive Your Dream, a Fort Worth exotic-car-driving experience company, is providing the Ferrari.

The Linda Allen State Farm Agency is located at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240 in Fort Worth (Saginaw/Eagle Mountain Lake), Texas, 76179. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Call State Farm agent Linda Allen and her team at 817-236-7200 or visit them on the Web at www.LindaInsuresMe.com.

About State Farm:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com or in Canada statefarm.ca .

About the Linda Allen Agency:
The Linda Allen State Farm Agency is located at 8101 Boat Club Road, Suite 240 in Fort Worth (Saginaw/Eagle Mountain Lake), TX 76179. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Call State Farm agent Linda Allen and her team at (817) 236-7200, or visit them on the Web at http://www.LindaInsuresMe.com.

About Community Link Food Pantry:
The Community Link Food Pantry has been serving the needy in Tarrant County since 2005. when a number of local churches consolidated their food pantries for greater efficiency. The organization accepts non-perishable food items and hygiene items. It is a non-profit organization located in Saginaw Texas funded solely by donations for individuals, churches, and businesses. Contact the food pantry at 817.842.4554 or visit www.CommunityLInkMission.org.

About DFW Drive Your Dream:
DFW Drive Your Dream is a Fort Worth-based exotic car driving experience company that seeks to give enthusiasts the opportunity to drive some of the world's most sought-after exotic cars. To contact the company, call 817.834.3625 x 221 or visit www.DFWDriveYourDream.com.

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