Holiday food drives show Sisters' giving spirit

The Sisters community is displaying its traditional giving spirit through the annual food basket program and the Furry Friends pet food drive.

Applications are still available for the Kiwanis-sponsored food basket program, which provides Christmas dinner for eligible families. Donations are being accepted at The Kiwanis House at 225 West Main Avenue, at the Sisters, Cloverdale and Black Butte Ranch fire halls and at the Sisters Post Office.

According to Kiwanian David Hiller, the food drive is accepting canned foods such as cranberries, pumpkin, peas, carrots - "all the things that would be used for a traditional Christmas dinner."

Cash donations are an integral part of the food drive, Hiller noted. Checks may be made payable to Kiwanis Food Share and cash or checks may be delivered to Kiwanis House from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, to the fire stations or to Kathy Perry at Sisters Elementary School.

Checks may also be mailed to PO Box 1296, Sisters, OR 97759.

The Furry Friends Food Drive provides pet food for the families receiving food baskets. Donations may be brought to The Nugget office at 442 East Main Avenue. Cash donations are also important to fill specific needs. Donations payable to Furry Friends may be mailed to PO Box 698, Sisters, OR 97759

Last year the drive fed 218 animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and a parakeet.