MADISON COUNTY, Ohio (WMCH) — A group of local mayors is using a friendly competition to help fill the food pantries.
The communities of West Jefferson, Plain City, London and Mount Sterling are all participating. Each of the mayors have encouraged community members to donate items at drop-off sites.
“It just shows solidarity within our county and that we may be a little rural county, but we have a lot of good things going and I think people just need to see their mayors are out there doing something other than the business of day to day,” said Marci Darlington, mayor of Mount Sterling.
After the drive, the items will be counted to determine which community raised the most. The food and other necessities will then be distributed to various food pantries. Good Samaritan Food Pantry (GSFP) in West Jefferson is one of the places which will benefit from this.
“It helps us …