Cram the Car collected 1,620 pounds of pantry items for Effingham Catholic Charities

HSHS Home Care, along with Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota and Roy Schmidt Honda, express their gratitude to community members and colleagues at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital who generously donated non-perishable food items during their February “Cram the Car” food drive. This 10th annual collection drive by the three organizations collected 1,620 pounds of food and hygiene products, along with cash donations, for Effingham Catholic Charities to help those struggling with food insecurity.


From Dan Hecht Chevrolet – Front row: Tammy Lakin and Lori Worman; Second row: Lynn Kuhn, Mary Travous, Bob Hecht and Chad Koester; Third row: Jerry Hecht, Paul Kerrick, Barb Rieman, Gene Zerrusen (inside truck cab) Heath Estes, Cody Frailey, Clayton Halterman and Jason Webb.

From Roy Schmidt Honda – Right side of truck, front to back: Roy Schmidt, Clint Antrim, Jeff Parkison and Mike Wilson; Left side of truck, front to back: Karen Doty, Mark Schmidt, Ashley Baumgarten, Twilla Ruholl and Greg Heuerman.