Good Samaritan Ministries’ annual Tackle Hunger Community Food Drive kicks off Oct. 1.

October is #TackleHunger Month, as Brown County comes together to provide food for the less fortunate during the holiday season. Food is collected at a variety of locations across the county this month which will be distributed during the month of December.

Churches, businesses, schools, civic organizations and other groups are assigned a specific item that would be used to prepare a traditional Christmas dinner. These items are collected and used to pack Christmas boxes that are distributed in December to all pantry clients.

The following items are being collected across Brown County

• Green Beans – Brownwood Elementary Schools
• Cornbread Mix – Coggin Intermediate and Area Middle Schools
• Black-eye Peas – Early, Bangs, May, Zephyr Elementary Schools
• Cake Mixes/Frosting – Church Community
• Canned Pumpkin – Church Community
• Cranberry Sauce – Colleges and Universities
• Stuffing Mix – Business Community
• Cream of Mushroom Soup – Area High Schools
• Chicken Broth – Area High Schools

Items will be picked up in early November, then the process of packing Christmas boxes begins.