Jewish group launches annual drive for local food banks

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The Jewish Community Relations Council’s 18th annual High Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley and the Community Food Warehouse of the Shenango Valley began Tuesday and will continue through Oct. 4.

All members of the Jewish community have been asked to donate items to the food banks by bringing non-perishable foods and toiletry items to area synagogues, the Akiva Academy or the Jewish Community Center.

Second Harvest, a private charity, serves as a redistribution center for donated food and related items to more than 100 pantries, meal sites and institutions in the tri-county area.

The Community Food Warehouse was founded in 1983 by the Sharon Clergy Association, a group of local pastors who were concerned about hunger in Mercer County. Its goal is to acquire food products from local grocery and food manufacturers in sufficient volume to help meet the need for emergency food in the community.

For more information, contact Bonnie Deutsch Burdman at the JCRC at (330) 746-3251 or at 330-770-8702.