DALLAS — The Back Mountain Chamber, with support from its members, local merchants, area schools, banks, and more, has launched its annual Spring Food Drive which will benefit the Back Mountain Food Pantry.
“The Food Drive Committee of the Back Mountain Chamber will launch a three-week-long community-wide food drive beginning March 23. The committee expanded the collection locations this year and containers are currently being placed throughout the Back Mountain. All food and monetary donations will be donated to the Back Mountain Food Pantry which benefits families in the Dallas and Lake-Lehman school districts.” said Sandy Race, co-chair.
This is the fifth year for the chamber’s Spring Food Drive, and members are asking the community to support it once again. All non-perishable items will be accepted. Monetary donations may be made payable to the Back Mountain Food Pantry and mailed directly to the Back Mountain Chamber at 1192 Twin Stacks Drive, Dallas, PA 18612.
This year’s food drive will run from March 23 to April 12. Collection containers will be placed at the following locations:
A’s Cutting Crew
Back Mountain Chamber Office
Back Mountain Memorial Library
Berkshire Hathaway Realtors
Bernie’s Pizza
Chris’s Auto Repair
Community Bank
Dallas School District Schools (4 schools)
Dallas Township
Damien’s on the Lake
Ecenrode Electric
Experience Fitness
Family Hearing Center
First Keystone Community Bank (Dallas, Hanover, Kingston, Mountain Top, & Plymouth)
FNCB
Frontier
Hilbert’s Equipment & Welding, Inc.
Hillside Farms Dairy Store
Ideaworks Marketing
I’m Big Now Preschool / Kindergarten
J & J Deli
Jack Williams Tire
Komensky’s Kielbasi
Lake-Lehman School District Schools (4 schools)
Luzerne Bank
Melt (Kingston)
Michael Eckman Fitness
Misericordia University
NAPA Dallas Auto Parts
NBT Bank
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Pulverman
Rep. Karen Boback’s Office
Senator Lisa Baker’s Office
The Medicine Shoppe
They Grow So Fast
Thomas’ Family Markets – Dallas & Shavertown
Tim Faneck Golf Center
Tom Ochman Coins & Jewelry
Wild Birds Unlimited
Members of the BMC’s Food Drive Committee are Stacia Arnaud, Kristyn Ecenrode, Amanda Faneck, Sherry Goldwein, Doreen Johnson, Bill Leandri, Donna Luksh, Atty. Tom Mosca, Chet Mozloom, Cynthia Post-Mitchell, Bill and Sandy Race (co-chairs), Susan Slocum, Cindy and Lew Thomas, Chelsey Tupper, Matt VanDerMeid, Dawn Wiringer, Alison Zurawski.