As part of the annual 9-11 Day of Service projects in Davis County, the Bountiful Food Pantry is collecting donated food items. This year, food collection projects are set for Bountiful, Centerville, Farmington, Fruit Heights and Kaysville. The events will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Rebekah Anderson, executive director of the Pantry, said a location is set for donors in Kaysville and Fruit Heights. Food items can be brought to 590 North Kays Drive in Kaysville during those collection hours. For donors living in Bountiful, Centerville or Farmington, items should be bagged and left on front porches for collection between 9 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 13.

She said the most needed items are canned meats and tuna, canned fruit, ramen/pastas, canned vegetables, cereal, canned soups/chili, baking supplies, diapers size 4, 5 and 6; baby wipes and feminine hygiene products. All donations are then provided to patrons of the pantry, and all labor the day is done by volunteers. 

There is also an online component to the drive for those wishing to make a monetary donation. That can be accessed at https://givebutter.com/bSFJwx.

In addition to the food drive, several stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are assembling pantry packs for distribution to students in the Davis School District. These pantry packs provide food for students in need over a weekend, and no one distributes more of these pantry packs in Utah than the Bountiful Food Pantry. Anderson said the goal for participating stakes could provide more than 6,000 of the packs.

More information on pantry programs can be found on its website at https://bountifulfoodpantry.org/