Menards is commencing its annual food drive through June and July, offering a collections box for food donations by its exit. Photo from Google Maps.

News Release

WARSAW — The Warsaw Menards home improvement store is serving as a drop-off location for a community food drive benefiting Combined Community Services throughout June and July.

The effort, an annual store event, encourages shoppers to donate non-perishable food items and household necessities. Donations can be placed in a large collection box near the store’s exit doors.

“We’re excited to participate in this wonderful opportunity while lending a helping hand to the community,” store officials said in a statement.

Items accepted include dry goods like cereal and canned soup, which are readily available in Menards’ grocery section. The drive also accepts personal care products such as toothbrushes.

“The Warsaw community is pretty good at keeping the (donation) box full, so CCS usually gets a good amount,” said store manager Blaine Hartzke. “What helps is a lot of stuff Menards sells is what CCS is looking for.”

Hartzke said Menards hopes to collect “as much as we can” to support those in need. Once the donation box is filled, store staff deliver the contents to CCS for distribution.

The store is also running an 11% rebate promotion, along with sales on select grocery items, potentially boosting participation in the drive.

The donation campaign runs through Thursday, July 31.