United Methodist Church sponsoring food drive

Local United Methodist Churches are teaming up to sponsor a major food drive the entire month of May to boost donations to local food pantries. Church officials say the drive is in response to the fact that food pantry donations fall “dangerously low” in the spring and summer months.

Carol Oktavec, with the Rockford United Methodist Church, says individual churches are teaming up to sponsor a major food drive the entire month of May to boost donations to local food pantries. She says the drive is called “e-Race Hunger,” in keeping with the race themes of the Kentucky Derby and the Indianapolis 500.

For more information, or to make a nonperishable food or monetary donation, you are asked to contact your local United Methodist Church.