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Donnette Beckett
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DECATUR — For those shopping for the WSOY Community Food Drive, organizers have a wish list of food items from the local pantries.

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PHOTOS: WSOY Community Food Drive through the years

WSOY Community Food Drive 3 10.5.18.jpg — JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW the WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday October 5, 2018

WSOY Community Food Drive 7 10.5.18.jpg — JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW the WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday October 5, 2018

WSOY Community Food Drive 12 10.5.18.jpg — JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW the WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday October 5, 2018
JIM BOWLING

decgal food drive 1350 100617.JPG — CLAY JACKSON, HERALD & REVIEW Friday during the 16th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger.

decgal food drive 1352 100617.JPG — CLAY JACKSON, HERALD & REVIEW Volunteers wait to unload a large truck brought in by Brian Burcham I Friday during the 16th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger. Brucham has a grandson who goes to school at Our Lady of Lourdes.

WSOY food drive — WSOY radio host Brian Byers on Wednesday announces details about the 17th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger in Decatur.
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100914-dec-loc-fooddrivepicmain — From left, Bailie Berry, Sarah Buckner and Maekayla McCoy, members of the Our Lady of Lourdes student council, help sort WSOY Community Food Drive donations at the school.
Jim Bowling

WSOY Community Food Drive snapshots — Mobile uploads from the 2014 WSOY Community Food Drive.
Tim Cain

WSOY Community Food Drive snapshots — Mobile uploads from the 2014 WSOY Community Food Drive.
Tim Cain

Food Drive 9 10.9.15.jpg — Herald & Review, Jim Bowling the 14th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday Ocotber 9, 2015

Food Drive 8 10.9.15.jpg — Herald & Review, Jim Bowling the 14th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday Ocotber 9, 2015

Food Drive 7 10.9.15.jpg — Herald & Review, Jim Bowling the 14th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday Ocotber 9, 2015

Food Drive 6 10.9.15.jpg — Herald & Review, Jim Bowling the 14th annual WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger Friday Ocotber 9, 2015

White_Don 10.9.15.jpg — Herald & Review, Jim Bowling Volunteer Don White of Pepsi wraps food donations during the WSOY Community Food Drive at the Airport Plaza Kroger store Friday morning.

WSOY Community Food Drive. — Cars line up to drop food this morning at the WSOY Community Food Drive.
Bridget Sibthorp-Moecker, Herald & Review

Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR

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