College Hosting Thanksgiving Food Drive

By Staff Report

Posted: November 7, 2009 at 3:43 a.m.

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The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Empacts student group Feeding Northwest Arkansas will hold a Thanksgiving food drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today across from the college in Bentonville and at three Walmart Supercent- ers -- 3919 N. Mall Ave. in Fayetteville, 2901 U.S. 412 in Siloam Springs, and 2110 W. Walnut St. in Rogers.

The Feeding Northwest Arkansas Empacts group is partnering with the college's Students in Free Enterprise on the project.

Empacts is an acronym for Educationally Managed Projects Advancing Curriculum,

For more information, call Gwen Goble at 636-1429.

Bentonville High School

Bentonville High School will hold a canned food drive Nov. 9-11. Cans may be dropped off at the high school's North Commons before school. Students will receive an early out pass for every three cans, with a limit of two passes.

There will also be a prize awarded to the class that donates the most cans. All donations will benefit Help- ing Hands.

Nestle

Nestle will hold a food drive to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. The drive will run through Nov. 20. The most urgent needs are canned fruits and vegetables, beans, cereal, canned meats, rice and dry milk.

Drop off food or monetary donations at:

• Nestle USA, 600 S. 52nd St. No. 100 in Rogers.

• Nestle Waters, 901 McClain Road No. 800 in Bentonville.

• Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, 105 S. Eve, Suite 7, in Benton- ville.

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