KVOE’s Drive for Food

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, help us pack the pantry.

KVOE will be rollin’ through your neighborhood collecting non-perishable food for the Salvation Army and Spartan Stop.

Email hartere@kvoe.com with your address or call 620.342.1400.

Then you can leave your donation on your porch on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and KVOE will come by and pick it up.

You can also drop off your items at the following locations:

LCAT – 402 Commercial St. #205 – donate 10 nonperishable items, and they will mail you a free 10-ride pass.

Good’s Cash Saver – 1020 Merchant

Good’s Cash Saver – 2703 W. Hwy 50

Coldwell Banker – 608 Commercial St.

Newman Regional Health – Entrance C – 1201 W. 12th

Newman Regional Health – Entrance F – 1201 W. 12th

Bluestem Farm & Ranch Supply – 2611 W. Hwy 50

New this year is the Battle of the Banks and Credit Unions. Feel free to drop off your donations at any of the following locations as well:

ESB Financial – 801 Merchant

Community National Bank & Trust – 701 Merchant

Community National Bank & Trust – 1440 Industrial Rd

Lyon County State Bank – 902 Merchant

Lyon County State Bank – 1202 Industrial Rd

Capitol Federal Savings Bank – 602 Commercial

Emporia State Federal Credit Union – 310 W. 12th Ave

Emporia State Federal Credit Union – 2332 Industrial Rd

Citizens State Bank – 1448 Industrial Rd

Credit Union of Emporia – 2711 W. 15th Ave

Please call or e-mail before Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, so we can put you on the route!!!

Any donation of non-perishable food is welcome.

All donations will go to the Salvation Army or Spartan Stop and help ESU “Can the Bods”

You can also make a monetary donation using the QR code or the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=K4SQSU4X5D946

A special thanks to Thomas Transfer & Storage, Boy & Girl Scout Troops 157, and Frontier Farm Credit for their assistance:

Items needed for Spartan Stop include:

Cereal, granola bars, pop tarts, powdered milk, peanut butter, jelly, mac & cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, canned ravioli, spaghetti o’s, etc., canned soup, canned chili, canned and pouch meat, ramen, snack food, fruit and applesauce cups, shelf-stable meals, box meals (hamburger/tuna helper), complete meal kits (banquet), snack foods especially individually packaged.

Items needed for Salvation Army include:

Cereal, Pancake mix & Syrup, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Mac. & Cheese or Pasta Mix, Rice Mix or Box Potato Mix (Rice A Roni, Etc.), Canned Tomatoes (Whole, Diced, Sauce, Etc.), Canned Pasta Meals (Ravioli, Spaghetti O’s, etc.), Fruit (Applesauce), Powdered Milk, Salt & Pepper or other spice, Bar-B-Q Sauce or other Sauces, Soup/Stew – a combination of both, Box of Crackers, Package of Cookies, Ramen Noodles, Canned Vegetables- peas, carrots, potatoes, spinach, etc., Canned Meats (Tuna, Chicken, Spam, Salmon, Etc.), Package dry pasta, Spaghetti Sauce, Package Dry Beans or Rice, Box Meal (Tuna Helper, Hamburger Helper, Etc.), Gravy (Jar or Package), Stuffing Mix, Flour, Sugar, Juice