Food drive to boost Kiwanis program

Starting Wednesday, October 24, and running till Thanksgiving, The Nugget will be conducting a food drive in support of the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank.

Community members are invited to drop off donations of canned or packaged goods or cash donations to The Nugget during regular office hours during the week (closed Wednesday).

The Food Bank provides a vital service to many families in Sisters - families who are struggling to get by in a high-cost town; families who need help getting through a crisis; families who don't have a home.

The volunteers who operate the Food Bank report that donations have declined year-over-year by 30 percent and some major cash donors have moved out of the area.

Checks may be made out payable to Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank. Donations of money are especially useful, as they allow volunteers to be more flexible in obtaining the types of food required by Food Bank clientele.

"The need is real, and we wanted to provide a convenient and easy way for the community to help out," said Jim Cornelius, editor in chief of The Nugget.

Two other Sisters businesses are assisting the Food Bank.

Essentials Skin Care & Spa is donating 10 percent of their proceeds for the month of November to the Kiwanis Food Bank.

Sisters Vacation Rental has started "Project Feed." Renters of properties they manage are invited to leave any unused nonperishable food items in a bag provided to them, and Sisters Vacation Rentals will donate them to the Kiwanis food bank.