Talk of the Town - Whitley County

(Talk of the Town photo provided) Whitley County United Way Day of Caring food drive volunteers include, from left above, Todd Jones, Erica Miller, Wendy Miller, Mindi Conrad, Zach Ziliak, Heather Holzinger, Patti Rethlake and John Black. Committee members now shown include David Smith, Andy More and Doug Brown.

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The Whitley County United Way Day of Caring food drive is now underway and continues through September 9, 2011. The organization is still in need of more canned and dry goods for needy families.
It’s a luxury, really, to be able to pick and choose from a readily available supply of food stored in your cupboards.
When many families are searching for something for dinner, they head to the pantry and sort through the items, choosing one and setting the other items aside for another time.
For some families, the cupboards are largely bare and they rely on food pantries to feed their families.
When food pantries run out of food what happens?…Families go hungry or stretch already meager groceries to cover the loss.
That’s where the United Way Day of Caring Food Drive can help!
All donated items are kept within Whitley County!  The food is divided among the food banks in Whitley County.
Something NEW this year, we are also doing a “Supply Drive” to collect monetary donations that will help provide material for projects during Day of Caring.  These funds will help purchase paint, lumber, tool rentals, etc while our teams are out in the county completing projects for non-profit organizations.  Even if you cannot be there to swing a hammer yourself, you can help put one in someone else’s hand!
The community’s support makes the Whitley County United Way Day of Caring a success and we thank you!!
Day of caring drop-off locations
STAR Bank/Insurance ~ West Van Buren St ~ Col. City
STAR Bank/Insurance ~ Frontage Road ~ Col. City
Dollar General ~ Col. City
Walgreen’s ~ Col. City
Northeastern REMC ~ Col. City
STAR Bank/Insurance ~ South Whitley
Heyerly’s ~ South Whitley
Dollar General ~ South Whitley
South Whitley Public Library
Crossroads bank ~ South Whitley
Fox Products ~ South Whitley
STAR Bank ~ Churubusco
STAR Insurance ~ Churubusco
Dollar General ~ Churubusco
Egolf’s IGA ~ Churubusco

United Way Supply Drive Drop Off Locations
Morsche’s Lumber ~ Col. City
Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware ~ Col. City
Eagle Do It Best ~ Churubusco
Shroyer’s True Value Hardware ~ Churubusco