Pease Park Conservancy hosts a food drive on MLK Day

Pease Park Conservancy hosts its third annual MLK Day Food Drive next week in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Donations will be accepted at the picnic tables in Kingsbury Commons at Pease Park (1100 Kingsbury St.) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. Suggested items include peanut butter, canned chicken breast or tuna, canned low-sodium vegetables, fruit in its juice, dry pinto beans, brown rice, dry pasta, nonfat dry milk powder, 100 percent whole grain cereal, tomato sauce, canned tomatoes and canned entrees. All items will be donated to a local food bank to be distributed throughout the community.