As part of its ongoing effort to serve the community, Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS will hold a food drive for the Honey Brook Food Pantry (HBFP) on Saturday, Feb. 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at its Elverson station, 4458 Main St., Elverson.

The community is invited to donate nonperishable food items, which company members will later deliver to the pantry.

Those who drop off items will also be invited to support Twin Valley Girl Scouts by purchasing Girl Scout cookies, which will be on sale during the event. Troop members will also provide assistance with the food drive.

"Our organization has always prided itself on community service, be that through EMS or any other venture we find ourselves involved in," stated Steven Jones, a member of the board of directors and operations/membership committees. "The Honey Brook Food Pantry serves a great need in our community, and being able to open our doors to assist them allows us another opportunity to serve. Plus, who doesn't love Girl Scout cookies?"

Those who are unable to donate food on Feb. 26 can arrange to have their food items picked up by volunteers. To schedule a pickup time, email membership@ehbems.org.

The company also held a food drive last March for the HBFP, collecting nearly a dozen large boxes of food and supplies that were delivered to the pantry. Members of the station's operational leadership team were also given a tour of the facility and learned the logistics of how the food pantry serves hundreds of families each month.

The HBFP is located at the Good Food Distribution Center, 5064 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook. Two distributions are held each month - on the second Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on the fourth Wednesday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The pantry serves low-income residents of the Twin Valley School District (TVSD).

According to its year-end report for 2021, the HBFP serves approximately 750 individuals per month, which include between 250 and 300 children and more than 150 senior citizens. HBFP volunteers also deliver food to 40 homebound families per month.

For more information, visit http://www.honeybrookfoodpantry.org, search for "Honey Brook Food Pantry" on Facebook or contact HBFP director Ken Ross at KRoss1414@aol.com.

In addition to providing assistance to the food pantry, Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS has held Christmas toy drives to benefit local children for the past two years. During the second annual toy drive in December 2021, the company collected more than 500 toys, as well as more than 100 new and gently used coats for the Caernarvon Township Police coat drive. The toy donations were distributed to children in the TVSD by Anchored Ministries.

"We are planning on doing our third annual toy drive this December," Jones noted.

For more information about Elverson-Honey Area Brook EMS, visit http://www.ehbems.org or http://www.facebook.com/ehbems.