Talk of the Town - Whitley County

(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) For the month of November, Dr. Jamie Kirgis, Dr. Lori Kirgis and the staff of Whitley Chiropractic and Wellness Center on Opportunity Way in Columbia City have challenged existing patients and the community to provide donations of food items or grocery gift cards to support St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church. In exchange, they've been providing their services free of charge. Exceptionally pleased with the outcome, participation has exceeded their goals this year with at least 100 bags of groceries and more than $1000 in grocery gift cards which the pantries will be able to use to purchase perishable items such as meats, fruits and vegetables for the needy. Above, employee Mindy Leatherman and Dr. Jamie Kirgis organize some of the donations that recently arrived in the lobby of the Whitley Chiropractic and Wellness Center facility. According to Kirgis, they will still be accepting donations until Wednesday, though the majority of the items collected thus far will be delivered to the food pantry today -- a much anticipated gift. "It's wonderful," said St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry volunteer Margie Hollenbaugh Monday about the expected arrival of donations from Whitley Chiropractic and Wellness Center.