JC Penney hosts food bank drive
JC Penney at the Uniontown Mall will hold a food drive to benefit Fayette County Community Action Agency Inc.’s Food Bank from April 4-17.
Store employees and customers will have an opportunity to participate in the event, according to Jamie Brink, project manager of FCCAA’s Food Bank.
“This fundraiser was held many years ago, and it was very successful,” Brink said. Canned goods and nonperishable food items will be collected. The food drive was held last year for store employees, but Brink said it was expanded this year to include customers.
Brink said food drives are very important to the food bank throughout the entire year, and especially right now because of the recession.
“The price of gasoline has recently gone up, which reflects on the price of food in the grocery stores,” she said. “The unemployment rates are still high because of the recession.
“We need monetary donations and nonperishable food items right now to help us sustain the nutrition needs of those who are hungry in the community,” she added. “The food bank helps people to supplement the food that they buy in the stores.”
To meet the needs of the hungry, the food bank will be adding three new food pantries in Bullskin Township, Everson and South Union Township by the end of May, Brink said. One of the possible food pantry locations is Paradise United Methodist Church on Route 982 in Bullskin Township.
For more information about the Food Bank or the JC Penney food drive, call Brink at 724-437-6050, extension 1264.