Organizers announced Thursday morning that the food drive, a large-scale community effort that took place for 20 years until its finale in 2021, will return on Oct. 4 at the Airport Plaza Kroger on U.S.
36 in Decatur. “The need is there, so we’re back,” said WSOY Community Food Drive co-founder Brian Byers. The 12-hour event will see the return of volunteers collecting non-perishable foods and monetary donations, while WSOY on-air talent conduct interviews and report financial updates from a stage positioned in front of the store.
“We need everybody to concentrate on this food drive day,” said co-founder Kevin Breheny. “We have found a lot of trust from the community ..
. but it’s been three years. We’ve got to get them back in the swing of things.
” Schools will also have the opportunity to challenge each other through innovative competitions. The top five local schools that collect the most food and/or monetary donations for the drive will receive financial awards. “Anyone can help support their favorite school by donating in their school’s name,” organizers stated in a press release.
“All Macon County Schools grades K-12 are eligible to participate.” In the past, 17 food pantries benefitted from the previous food drives. “We live in a community that will step up and help,” Breheny said.
“We’ve seen it for 20 years. We were kind of hoping it would get better once it was over, but it’s not.” The idea of rejuvenating the community food dr.
