The Food Waste and Recovery Program (FWR) of Carteret’s Food and Health Council is holding its Spring Holidays Food Drive, April 1-14, to support our county food pantries. Several county businesses have offered to keep a Donation Box to which shoppers may donate food. Shoppers are encouraged to bring or buy canned or boxed food, sugar, oil, rice, kids’ snacks, paper and cleaning goods to donate, or just clear out their own pantries of good, unused food. Last year, the FWR Program distributed over 16,000 pounds of food to our pantries during 2021. The following businesses are participating in our Spring Food Drive: BEAUFORT: Piggy Wiggly Beaufort Drug Store Coastal Community Market Salty Catch Seafood Cru Coffee Shop Dollar General Brasserie Café Turner Street Market MOREHEAD CITY: Williams Hardware CMAST BLdg (at CCC) Dollar General Sweet Beans Coffee Shop in CCC Reed’s Café Tienda Mexicana NEWPORT: IGA (Hwy 24) Stable Grounds Coffee Shop (Chatham St) ATlANTIC BEACH: Food Lion OTWAY: SEA LEVEL: Dollar Generals Persons wanting to donate but unable to shop may contact us, and we will do the shopping for you. For more information, to offer food, make a financial donation, or to volunteer time, please call or text (919) 219-9840 or find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/CarteretFoodandHealthCouncil