Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas some might say, with holiday planning for many already underway. Feeding Southwest Virginia wants to make sure more of the families it serves via the pantries stocked with shelf-stable food from its distribution Centers in Salem and Abingdon can celebrate with a special holiday meal. The Holidays from the Heart Food and Fund Drive runs through December 18 – taking place at a business or other organization. Last year 72 groups signed on and collected more than 55-thousand pounds of shelf-stable food, including non-perishable items with a holiday twist, like bread mixes, boxed stuffing, spices, jellies and whole grain pastas.
All of that food will be distributed before Christmas to the pantries in a 26 county, 9 city service area. Feeding Southwest Virginia will also come pick those donations up if necessary. Contact Feeding Southwest Virginia if you want to host a food drive at your place of business; the 45 year old food bank says 55 percent of the population it serves face hunger. WFIR’s Gene Marrano with that story:
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