A local food pantry is hosting a summer food drive for Northern Kentucky students who rely on free or reduced lunch during the school year.
GO Pantry is hosting its ninth consecutive summer food drive with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, benefiting kids in Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant, Owen, and Dearborn counties.
On May 17, volunteers will be dropping off “GO Boxes,” which are worth about one week of food and filled with shelf-stable foods like canned soup, ravioli, granola bars are more.
Food donations can be dropped off at the GO Pantry warehouse at 7960 Kentucky Drive in Florence; find a list of the most needed items at gopantry.org/give-food. Monetary donations are also always accepted, one go box costs about $55 to fill, donate at gopantry.org/donate.

