With the holidays approaching and the economy what it is, the Lincoln County Food Pantry is asking the community for help in feeding the hungry of the county.

The pantry is particularly in need of canned and frozen meet and canned vegetables such as tuna, salmon, Vienna sausage, corn, green beans, peas, beets, and carrots.

There is also a need for items such as grits, flour, meal, stuffing mix, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, cereal, saltine crackers, paper products, and so forth.

A collection site has been set up at Bell's Food Market.

Monetary donations, which are tax deductible, are also greatly appreciated. The checks may be mailed to the Lincoln County Food Pantry at P.O. Box 473, Lincolnton, Georgia, 30817.

Staffed by volunteers, the food pantry, which is located at 1066 Firetower Road, is open every Thursday from 9 a.m. until 12 noon.

For more information about how you can help, call Travis Reid at 706- 359-3967 or 706-401-3406.