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16th annual Farm Bureau food drive underway

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Food bank donations peak around the holiday season, but who will meet the needs of the hungry during the winter and before the earliest crops begin appearing in the spring?

That’s a task the Washington County Farm Bureau has shouldered for the past several years.

Leading the effort formerly helmed by Don Carter will be Drew E. Ross Manko of Eighty Four, chairman of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers.

“Last year, the drive collected nearly 15,000 pounds of food,” so it’s been a very successful food drive, said Morgan Livingston, agricultural innovation manager at the Greater Washington County Food Bank near West Brownsville, at a recent meeting of the Washington County commissioners.

“We believe the scale of their food drive is probably one of the largest in the state.”

There will be a weigh-in of contributions from the local 4-H and Future Farmers of America clubs at Washington County Ag Days in April, when they and local libraries will be competing for cash prizes.

Most-needed items include peanut butter, jelly, cereal, tuna, macaroni and cheese, canned meats, single-servings of food in pop-top cans, canned fruits, laundry detergent and postage stamps.

The food bank asks that donated items not be in glass containers.

Public food drive collection sites

Avella Area

Avella Community Center

Burgettstown Area

Burgettstown Area Library

Petrucci IGA

Burgettstown High School

Hickory/McDonald/Midway Area

Hickory Dollar General

Hickory Subway

McDonald Giant Eagle

Heritage Library

Midway Community Center

Midway Volunteer Fire Department

Hickory Community Center

Canonsburg/Houston Area

Houston Community Library

Frank Sarris Library

Bahr Hardware

Jeffries Pharmacy

Eighty Four Area

North Strabane Township Building

84 Agway

Quality Quick Printing

Canonsburg Hospital

Peters Township Area

Peters Township Community Library

Goodwill

Miller Ace Hardware

Peters Township Fire Department

Heisler’s Market

Washington Area

Middletown Tractor

Ann’s Feed

Mikes Feed Store

Goodwill

Citizens Library

Washington County Courthouse and annex

Rural King

Washington Crown Center

FSA Office

Curtis Pharmacy

Ross Wool Market

Claysville/West Alexander Area

Yoest Feed and Supply/Café

Smoky Valley Ag

Marianna/Fredericktown Area

Marianna Community Library

Log Cabin Fence

Fredericktown Community Library

East Mills Boro Save-A-Lot

Bentleyville Area

Bentleyville Area Community Library

Bud Cook’s District Office

Bentleyville Giant Eagle

Centerville Area

The Greater Washington County Food Bank

California Area

California Area Library

Center in the Woods

Charleroi/Donora Area

John Kenner Public Library

Charleroi Borough Office

Mid Mon Valley Chamber of Commerce Office

Donora Public Library

Monongahela/Finleyville Area

Trax Farms

Monongahela Area Library

Monongahela Chamber office

Dierkens Pharmacy

Cox Market

Monongahela Foodland

Southpointe Area

MarkWest

Waynesburg University Sountpointe Campus

H2 Enterprises

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