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Bank kicks off February canned food drive for local pantries

From left, Travis Conway, Brittany Woodard, Sara Shanty and Angela Sirianni-Lucey are among the Community Bank N.A. staff collecting canned food for local food pantries at the location on Broadway, Saranac Lake. (Photo provided)

PLATTSBURGH — Community Bank N.A. branches across New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont have joined together to host a canned food drive throughout February. The 125 participating branches aim to collect 5,000 items for local food pantries and food banks.

This is the third consecutive year Community Bank N.A. has hosted a February food drive in honor of National Canned Food Month. In 2019, branches collected 4,127 nonperishable items for 30 local food pantries, shelves and banks.

“Our local food pantries need our support,” Community Bank N.A. VP Regional Retail Banking Manager Kent Backus said. “We’re hopeful that the food collected from this drive will help keep their shelves stocked for weeks to come. We encourage all community members to scan your cupboards or grab an extra item from the store and give what you can at any participating Adirondack branch.”

Participating local branches include two locations in Saranac Lake, on Lake Flower Avenue and Broadway, as well as Long Lake, Indian Lake, Lowville, Fort Covington, Chateaugay and Plattsburgh on state Route 3.

To participate in the food drive, bring nonperishable canned food items to your local Community Bank N.A. by Feb. 28.

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