Food City announced today that the retail supermarket chain is partnering with WCYB News 5 to host a collection drive to benefit West Virginia flood relief efforts.

Area Food City locations are participating in the drive, which will begin June 30th and continue through July 5th.  Specially marked collection containers will be available inside the store to accept the donation of non-perishable food items and paper products.  Consumers wishing to assist with flood relief efforts are encouraged to drop their non-perishable food items and paper products off at participating Food City locations throughout the drive. 

Participating Food City locations include – in Virginia:  Vansant, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn, Pennington Gap, St. Paul, Wise, Bristol, Abingdon, Richlands, Weber City, Marion, Chilhowie, Bluefield, Damascus and Lebanon and in Tennessee:  Church Hill, Kingsport, Rogersville, Johnson City, Greeneville, Bristol, Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Blountville, Gray and Piney Flats. Items needed include granola bars, breakfast bars, cookies, crackers, dry pasta boxes, paper towels, napkins and toilet tissue. 

“We would like to invite all of our loyal customers and area business partners to participate in this important drive to help our friends and neighbors in West Virginia during this tragic time,” says Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer.  “Our support during this terrible time of crisis is greatly needed and we encourage everyone who is able to participate to do so.”

100% of the items collected will be shopped to the American Red Cross of West Virginia warehouse distribution center to assist with flood relief efforts. 

“WCYB News 5 is truly honored to partner with one of the region’s most recognized community driven businesses to provide much needed relief to our neighbors in West Virginia,” says Keith Weiss, WCYB news director.

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 135 retail outlets, including 101 pharmacies and 86 fuel/convenience stores throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia.  For more information, visit their website at www.foodcity.com.