Help the KCII Big Red Radio fill a truck full of food for our area pantries this Saturday for Thanksgiving in July. The KCII Big Red Radio’s next stop on the KCII Big Red Radio Summer Town Tour is Saturday at your Washington Hy-Vee from 10 a.m. to noon. This month area businesses have been collecting food donations to help restock the shelves of area food pantries in partnership with United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties.

Director of Development, Marketing and Communications Trisha Smith says there are a few particular items that are needed, but all donations are appreciated, “So the top items that are really needed during these food drives are things that are nonperishable and have a longer shelf life. So we’re looking at items like canned fruit, or even canned meat, peanut butter, canned vegetables, you know anything that comes in that canned packaging is very helpful. But something that is often overlooked are things like baby formula, because that is a real need especially if you are having to allocate some budget dollars for food on a child that would get a free lunch or a free breakfast with their school system. And so, making sure no one in the family goes hungry is an important part of it.”

Donations stay local and monetary donations are accepted, as well. Visit the KCII Big Red Radio at Hy-Vee this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.