September 10, 2025 3:05 a.m. 

September is Hunger Action Month and to raise awareness about hunger locally, the United Community Action Network, Sherm’s Thunderbird, and Columbia Bank – formerly Umpqua Bank, are hosting the Fill the Barrel – Feed the Community Food Drive on Wednesday.

From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. UCAN and Columbia Bank employees will be onsite at the store collecting food donations. All community members are encouraged to donate food.

Donations of non-perishable, nutritious foods are especially needed. Food most needed includes canned meat, peanut butter, cereal, canned vegetables, chili and hearty soups

The UCAN Food Bank supports 15 emergency pantries, 3 community kitchens and various supplemental agency partners. Currently, around 12,000 residents visit a Douglas County emergency pantry each month, with 25 percent of those being helped, children.

For more information about the UCAN Food Bank program, go to: https://www.ucancap.org/food/