Gleaners food collection weekends start Saturday
Last year, the events within five Michigan counties collected over 246,500 pounds of food. (Photo courtesy of Gleaners Food Bank)
By Matthew Fahr |
PUBLISHED: January 7, 2023 at 5:22 a.m. | UPDATED: January 7, 2023 at 5:23 a.m.
Gleaners Community Food Bank will be collecting non-perishable food items during Gleaners' food collection weekends at 93 Kroger stores in Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, Monroe and Livingston counties this month.
On weekends starting Jan. 7 through Jan. 29, Gleaners volunteers will be distributing lists of needed nutritious foods and personal items for donation.
Volunteers will collect customer donations on both Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Food collection events are scheduled at select Kroger stores:
Saturday, Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8 – Wayne CountySaturday, Jan. 14 and Sunday, Jan. 15 – Macomb CountySaturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday, Jan. 22 – Oakland CountySaturday, Jan. 28 and Sunday, Jan. 29 – Tri-County
For more information, visit gcfb.org.
Matthew Fahr