FEED OUR VALLEY Drop-off sites

WFMJ Channel 21 personalities will be at several drop-off sites to accept nonperishable food donations for its Feed Our Valley campaign, which runs through Dec. 12. Sites are:

Saturday: Noon to 3 p.m., Super Kmart, state Route 46, Niles. Bob Black, Mark Koontz, Dana Balash and Susan DeLeo.

Dec. 7: Noon to 3 p.m., Village Plaza Sparkle, Columbiana. Black, Koontz, Balash.

Dec. 7: 4 to 7 p.m., Cornersburg Sparkle, Youngstown. Scott Schneider, Laurie Lehosky, Mark Monstrola and Mike Case.

Dec. 15: Noon to 3 p.m., Shops at Boardman Park. Schneider, Lehosky , Monstrola and Case.

Foods most needed by Second Harvest include canned vegetables, tuna fish, canned meats, instant mashed potatoes, boxed stuffing and peanut butter.

Sparkle Market drop-off locations listed on the WFMJ Feed Our Valley Web site are:
Boardman Sparkle, 6315 Market St., Boardman.

Champion Sparkle, 5643 Mahoning Ave., Champion.

Cochran Sparkle, 4121 South Ave., Youngstown.

Cornersburg Sparkle, 3623 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown.

Cortland Sparkle, 169 S. High St., Cortland.

East Palestine Sparkle, 112 S. Market St., East Palestine.

Lisbon Sparkle, 7785 state Route 45, Lisbon.

New Middletown Frattaroli Sparkle, 11045 Main St., New Middletown.

Niles Sparkle, 140 N. Main St., Niles.

Parkman Road Sparkle, 2587 Parkman Road, Warren.

Penn Avenue Sparkle, 1616 Pennsylvania Ave., East Liverpool.

Salem Sparkle, 423 S. Lundy St., Salem.

Struthers Frattaroli Sparkle, 982 Fifth St. Plaza, Struthers.

Union Square Sparkle, 653 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown.

Village Plaza Sparkle, 108 W. County Line Road, Columbiana.

Western Reserve Sparkle, 1135 W. Western Reserve Road, Poland.

Westside Sparkle, 1912 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown.

Other events and collections listed on the WFMJ Web site:

Holiday Food Drive: 101.9 JAMZ, Save-A-Lot Stores and the Nemenz Ffamily have teamed up to collect food this holiday season. Nonperishable food items may be dropped off at the following Save-A-Lot locations: 3131 Center Road, Youngstown; 3551 Belmont Ave., Youngstown; 1715 S. Raccoon Road, Youngstown; and 2725 South Ave., Youngstown.

Steak ‘n Shake: Through Dec. 24, for every $5 worth of gift cards purchased at Steak ‘n Shake restaurants, Steak ‘n Shake will donate one Steakburger patty to Second Harvest Food Bank. Steak ‘n Shake locations include: 6786 Applewood Blvd., Boardman; 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles.

Sears Food Drive: Through Dec. 31, Sears in the Skyview Plaza in East Liverpool is collecting food to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.

Goldstein’s Furniture: Through Monday, a donation of five nonperishable food items will result in $100 off the donor’s purchase: Locations are: 836 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles; 300 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman; Goldstein’s Furniture Outlet, 3615 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman; Ashley Home Store, 340 Boardman-Poland Road Boardman.

Northeast Ohio Adoption Services and the Ice Zone have teamed up to collect 6,000 cans of food, which will represent the 6,000 children that are waiting to be adopted in the state of Ohio. Nonperishable food items may be dropped off at: Northeast Ohio Adoption Services, 5000 E. Market St., Suite 26, Warren; and the Ice Zone, 360 McClurg Road, Boardman.

Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park will accept nonperishable food items during its annual Gardens by Candlelight event Dec. 9, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

The following locations will accept nonperishable food items throughout the holiday season:

All CVS Pharmacies in Mahoning and Trumbull counties: 1833 Oak St., Youngstown; 2846 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 6121 South Ave., Boardman; 900 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers; 134 Youngstown-Hubbard Road, Hubbard; 601 E. Main St., Canfield; 3933 Parkman Road N.W., Warren; 620 E. Market St., Warren; 3406 Elm Road, Warren; 1331 Youngstown-Warren Road Niles.

Rite Aid, 307 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman.

ABF U-Pack a Back Pack virtual food drive: Visit www.U-PackaBackPack.org to make a virtual donation.

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley, 2805 Salt-Spring Road, Youngstown (330) 792-5522.

Sources: WFMJ Channel 21/Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley