Last Day Of Delco's Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Is Friday

Friday Nov. 18 is the last day to donate to Delaware County's 14th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.

The county is hoping to beat its 2015 total of 33,000 lbs of food by 10,000 lbs.

So drop off items at the following locations to help feed needy families in Delaware County this Thanksgiving:

• Government Center lobby;
• outside the Sheriff’s office in the Courthouse;
• Fronefield Building, which houses court services;
• Fair Acres in the main lobby (building 8);
• the Detention and 911 centers;
• the County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) and Children and Youth Services (CYS) offices;
• the Human Services offices in Upper Darby;
• DCIU locations – Morton, Marple, Folcroft, Aston, Pennington School, and TCA;
• Numerous DelCo Libraries.

Items in highest demand are canned meats such as tuna, chicken, chicken and dumplings, corned beef hash; boxed or canned side dishes such as rice or potatoes; unsweetened cereal; canned vegetables such as tomatoes, beans, or corn; spices; fruit; and soups, especially main dish soups with meat.

County officials have already dropped off the first round of collected items to St Paul’s Methodist Church at 301 E. 9th St. in Chester in late October.

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