Many St. Lawrence County Community Bank branches have joined together to host a canned food drive during February.

Participating local branches include Harrisville, Madrid, Gouverneur, Star Lake, Norwood, Massena, Hermon, Ogdensburg, Canton and Heuvelton.

This is the third consecutive year Community Bank N.A. has hosted a February food drive in honor of National Canned Food Month. In 2019, branches collected 4,127 nonperishable items for 30 local food pantries, shelves and banks. The 125 participating branches aim to collect 5,000 items for local food pantries and food banks.

“Our local food pantries need our support,” Community Bank N.A. VP Regional Retail Banking Manager Rita Walldroff said. “We’re hopeful that the food collected from this drive will help keep their shelves stocked for weeks to come. We encourage all community members to scan your cupboards or grab an extra item from the store and give what you can at any participating North Country branch.”

To participate in the food drive, bring your nonperishable canned food items to a Community Bank by Feb. 28.