Christian Peterson
Reporter@riverbendnews.org
“The food fight is back,” Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) said in a Facebook post. “We’re uniting with local partners to raise food donations for the Florida Gateway Food Bank.” Until Wednesday, Aug. 31, SVEC members can participate in the food fight by dropping off in-date canned or dry food item to the SVEC office, located at 11340 100th St., in Live Oak, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Donations enter participants into a drawing for a $25 bill credit.
The Florida Gateway Food Bank serves families and pantries throughout Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee and Columbia Counties. It is requested that no glass items be presented as a donation. Last year, 3,470 pounds of food and 13,800 meals for local families were provided. Other places that are accepting donations are: Cheek and Scott Drugs, located at 1520 Ohio Ave. S., in Live Oak; First Federal Bank, located throughout the Suwannee Valley area; Walt’s Live Oak Ford, located at 1109 Ohio Ave. N, in Live Oak; and the Rotary Club of Live Oak, located at 407 Dowling Ave. Sw., in Live Oak.