TOPEKA (KSNT) – 27 News is partnering with Dillons Food Stores and Harvesters for a citywide food drive Friday.
27 News anchors and other staff members will be at the Dillons stores located at 800 Northwest 25th Street and at 6829 Southwest 29th Street collecting donations. This is part of our parent company’s Founder’s Day of Caring, an annual volunteer event at all Nexstar stations around the country that recognizes our company’s birthday.
27 News employees will provide a list of food items needed to complete meal kits, which are used to help underprivileged people in northeast Kansas prepare meals at home. 27 News employees are packing the boxes on site.
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Dillons kickstarted the drive with a $5,000 donation of food. While Harvesters recently relocated their distribution center from Topeka to Lawrence, to accommodate the I-70 Polk-Quincy Viaduct project through downtown Topeka, the food bank continues to serve Shawnee County.
The food drive will run until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 20.
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