Hempfield Church of the Brethren, 1186 Stevens St., Manheim, will sponsor a community-wide food drive in support of the Hempfield Area Food Pantry and the Manheim Central Food Pantry. The food drive will occur over two Tuesdays, June 16 and 23. Donations will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days. The two pantries support over 300 families and 1,000 people in the local communities with needed groceries.

Both pantries are in need of canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruit, packaged pasta of all types, pasta sauces, boxed macaroni and cheese, cereal, peanut butter and jelly not in glass containers, one-pound bags of dry beans and rice, canned and boxed soups, and pancake mix and syrup.

The Manheim Pantry also provides personal care items, including toilet paper, paper towels, toothpaste, soap, shampoo and conditioner, women's personal hygiene products, diapers, and adult disposable briefs.

Monetary donations will also be accepted, and both pantries are qualified charitable organizations for tax purposes. Checks should be made payable to Hempfield Area Food Pantry or Manheim Central Food Pantry.

For more information, call 717-898-0181 or email pcope@comcast.net.