8,830lbs of food and $1030 collected during this year’s Elkhorn Media Group/Goss Motors Food Drive.

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Monday, December 23rd, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

UNION COUNTY – 8,830lbs of food and non-perishables and $1030 were donated to the Union County Food Bank after another successful Elkhorn Media Group/Goss Motors Food Drive.

This annual collection event kicked off on November 29, 2024, and ran over three weeks. During that time people were able to drop donations off in the Goss Motors Showroom in downtown La Grande and at Elkhorn Media Group in La Grande.

New this year, Bi-Mart in La Grande set up collection bins where people could donate and also held a one-day collection event on December 7th resulting in a pickup load of donations collected.

Thank you to everyone who donated to this annual event.

Special thanks to the following community partners for their large donations.

City of La Grande Fire Department

La Grande Sunrise Rotary

La Grande Grocery Outlet

Bi-Mart

Elkhorn Media Group

Goss Motors