February is National Canned Food Month, and HSHS Home Care is once again asking the community to help “Cram the Car” for local families facing food insecurity.

The annual food drive teams up with HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur to collect nonperishable food items and monetary donations. The Shelbyville drive takes place Wednesday, February 18th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the west patient entrance at HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, with donations going to the First United Methodist Church food pantry.

In Decatur, donations will be accepted Thursday, February 19th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the main entrance of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital. Those items will benefit Catholic Charities. Suggested donations include boxed meals, cereal, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables, pancake mix, and oatmeal. Donors are reminded to check expiration dates.

More information is available through HSHS Home Care’s Cram the Car website or by contacting Valerie Engelbart with HSHS Home Care.