Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler said the items included canned goods and non-perishable foods.
He said that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual door-to-door Scouting for Food collection event could not take place this year. Tina Barnard, a board member with the Glen-Ed Food Pantry, contacted the county and asked if they would be interested in holding a food drive.
“We didn’t hesitate to say yes,” Prenzler stated in a press release. “Employees did an outstanding job.”
Prenzler and County Board member Erica Conway-Harriss of Glen Carbon delivered the items to the Glen-Ed Food Pantry on Dec. 17 with help from the Facilities Department employees.