Hempfield Church of the Brethren is sponsoring a two-day 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, Nov. 18 and 25. Donations will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on both days. The two pantries support more than 300 families and 1,000 people in the local community 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 (no glass containers), 1-pound bags of dry beans and rice, canned and boxed soups, pancake mix and syrup.

The Manheim pantry also provides toiletries, 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.

Hempfield Church of the Brethren is located at the intersection of Stevens Street and Metzler Road, 1 mile west of East Petersburg at 1186 Stevens St., Manheim. For more information, call the church at 717-898-0181.