Wesley Community Services, AARP, Walgreens, NASCAR and Jeff Gordon hold peanut butter drive | Community Spirit

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A group of local and national group is conducting a two-pronged "Drive to End Hunger" among seniors this weekend. 

Part of the drive is that they are asking people to bring donations of peanut butter to four specific Walgreen's stores this weekend, in Delhi, West Price Hill, Norwood, and Anderson Township.  They are looking for both regular and low-sodium peanut butter. 

For those who can't make it to those stores, or who want to help more, they are asking for $24 donations, in honor of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon's #24 "Drive to End Hunger" Chevrolet. 

The sponsors say nearly 9 million older Americans face the risk of hunger each day, and for the last 20 years Wesley Community Services has helped older adults in Cincinnati remain at home with Meals-On-Wheels, Specialized Transportation, and Home Care and Personal Care Services. 

Peanut butter is one of the most concentrated sources of protein and calories, and is also easy to make it into a sandwich and shelf stable, making it useful for people with limited ability to cook for themselves and a limited budget. 

They are trying to collect 500 jars this weekend. 

Financial donations may be made on-line at www.wesleycs.org or by mail to Wesley Community Services, 2091 Radcliff Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio  45204. 

The participating Walgreen's stores are at 4605 Montgomery Road (just a few blocks south of 562 and across from Surrey Square in Norwood), 7135 Beechmont Avenue (at Salem Road just east of Mt. Washington in Anderson Township), 398 Anderson Ferry Road (near Delhi Pike in Delhi), and 4241 Glenway Avenue (opposite Sunset Avenue in West Price Hill).  

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