October is Hunger Awareness Month and Good Samaritan Ministries is once again hosting a community-wide food drive to collect specific items for the Christmas boxes they pack in November and distribute in December. GSM is assigning certain food items to various groups in the community as follows:

Elementary School campuses are collecting green beans

Middle and high school campuses are collecting cornbread mix and canned fruit

Universities and college campus are collecting cans of pie filling

The business community is collecting stuffing mix

The hospital and medical community is collecting cake mix and frosting

4-H members, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops are collect cans of sweet potatoes

All other clubs and organizations are collecting pumpkin

Churches are collecting sweet potatoes and chicken broth

For more information on participating in this food drive, call 643-2273 or 203-2489. A list of items to collect is also available online at www.goodsambwd.org.