MOUNT VERNON — Collection points for the annual Food For The Hungry Drive on Saturday have been announced. Locations include the Knox County Memorial Building, which is also the location for the live radio and webcast, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Other Mount Vernon locations collecting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. include Aldi, Kroger, Lanning’s Foods, Baker’s IGA, Rural King, and Wal-Mart Supercenter.

In addition to the Mount Vernon locations, the following collection points will be open to collect food and monetary donations for this year’s drive:

APPLE VALLEY

2 p.m. – 8 p.m.  Floral Valley Community Center (collecting through Dec. 31)

CENTERBURG

  • 9 a.m. – noon  Dollar General and Hometown Market
  • 9 a.m. – noon Post Office (cash only)
  • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Interchurch office

DANVILLE

  • 9 a.m. – noon First-Knox National Bank and Killbuck Savings Bank
  • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Hometown Market and Interchurch office
  • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Danville Family Dollar and Don Leos Market (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31)
  • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Danville Post Office (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31). They will also be open 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8.
  • 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.  The Hang-Out and The Bender (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31)
  • 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.  McFadden’s Hot Spot Pizza (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31)
  • 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.  Subway (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31)

BRINKHAVEN

12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Brinkhaven Post Office (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31). They will also be open 10:00 a.m. – noon on Saturday, Dec. 8.

FREDERICKTOWN

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Interchurch office and Fredericktown library

GAMBIER

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  The Village Market

HOWARD

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Dollar General (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31)

MILLWOOD

7 a.m. – 8 p.m.  Spearman’s Restaurant (cash only, collecting through Dec. 31)

Food and funds donated will help Knox County families in need through The Salvation Army, Interchurch Social Services and others who provide food assistance throughout the year. All donations stay in Knox County.

The top 10 food items needed are canned meat (chicken, tuna), beef stew/hearty soups, canned pasta, boxed dinners (Hamburger Helper), peanut butter, spaghetti/spaghetti sauce, cereal (hot and cold), baked beans/kidney/chili beans, noodles/instant rice/potatoes, and canned fruits and vegetables.