Kentucky State Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers will help brighten the holiday season for families in need this year through the sixth annual Cram The Cruiser food drive, which began November 20 and continues through December 11.
Food collection sites have been established at all 16 Kentucky State Police posts throughout the state and at the agency’s headquarters in Frankfort.
Suggested non-perishable food donations include canned fruit and vegetables, canned meat, macaroni and cheese, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned soups, chili or spaghetti sauce, brownie and cake mixes, coffee, water, powdered milk and juices.
The food will be distributed at post level to local shelters, churches or other organizations serving those in need.
KSP spokesman Sgt. Michael Webb said the agency collected more than 232,011 pounds (116 tons) of food statewide during last year’s Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season.
The program was initiated in 2010 to assist needy families in the local post and region areas. Since that time, the agency has contributed more than 500,000 pounds of food to shelters, food banks and churches across the Commonwealth.
Visit the KSP website at http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/post.htm for a listing of the post locations.
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