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Salina, Kan. –Tim VanDonge and Lindsay Garber, Farm Bureau Financial Services agents, and Saline County Farm Bureau are teaming up to fight hunger across Saline County.
From 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Walmart, 2900 S. Ninth, Salina, agents and their staff will be collecting non-perishable food items. In addition, until Wednesday, Nov. 15, community members can drop off non-perishable items at Farm Bureau Financial Services offices at 2740 Belmont Blvd or 145 N Ohio.
All items collected will be donated to Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank - an organization that strives to serve everyone in Saline County and will be tracked in a state-wide competition.
The End Hunger Food Drive is a state-wide program that brings county Farm Bureaus, Farm Bureau Financial Services agents and Kansas State University Wildcat fans together to gather food donations and participate in a friendly competition with other agents and county Farm Bureaus.
“There are hungry people in our community and together we can provide help to those in need,” Les Berndt, Saline County Farm Bureau President, said.
The winning county will be recognized at the Saturday, Nov. 25 Iowa State University vs. Kansas State University football game in Manhattan.
Besides non-perishable food donations, monetary donations are accepted online at www.kfb.org/endhungerfooddrive. For every dollar donated and tagged for the Saline County community, we will receive credit for one pound of food.
To see how the Saline County community is competing in the state-wide competition, go to www.kfb.org/endhungerfooddrive. Donations will be weighed and turned in on a weekly basis.
For more information, contact Leslie Manning at 785-312-7929. Donations will be accepted until Nov. 15 at Farm Bureau Financial Services offices at 2740 Belmont Blvd and 145 N Ohio.