Local food drives

Elgin: Old Second's Elgin Branches are sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Lighthouse Food Pantry, which serves local families in need.

Nonperishable food items can be brought now through Dec. 11 to the banks at McLean Boulevard and Bowes Road or Route 20 and Nesler Road, Elgin.

Good Shepherd: As yet another way to do good for the communities it serves, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is donating much-needed supplies to nine area food pantries and shelters in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Cary: After speaking with Betty Post, a member of the Cary-Grove Food Pantry board, local chiropractor Michael Cody learned that September saw the highest need for food and other supplies for local families to date.

More than 180 families came to the pantry for help. It is projected that the need for assistance to local families this holiday season is going to be just as great as September.

Cody of Chiropractic Wellness Center is holding a food drive during the last two weeks of November and the month of December at the office, 930 Route 22, Fox River Grove.

Dr. Cody is encouraging new patients to stop by for a free consultation and spinal exam with their minimum donation of $20 or food and supplies for the Cary-Grove Food Pantry. Toilet paper and diapers size 5 are especially needed.

"Our office is really looking forward to helping the food pantry obtain supplies and food for families through utilizing their buying power," Dr. Cody said. "We love the opportunity to contribute our time and resources to people in exchange for their donation that will help the Cary-Grove Food Pantry."

For information, visit codychiro.com.

Hampshire/Burlington: Old Second's Burlington Branch is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Hampshire Food Pantry, which serves local families in need.

Nonperishable food items can be brought now through Dec. 11 to the bank at 194 S. Main St., Burlington.

• Send us your food drive information to foxvalley@dailyherald.com