Kampout for KAIR, a 24-hour food drive for families in need, kicks off today (Friday) at 5pm and goes until 5pm Saturday. Tents and RVs will be set up in front of Bill Marsh in Kalkaska with a goal of filling a trailer full of non-perishable food and personal hygiene items. All goods will be donated to the Kalkaska Area Interfaith Resource (KAIR).
“We have seen about a 20 percent increase in requests (from families in need),” says KAIR Executive Director Cathy Somes. Somes says while more people are working in the area, many of those people are holding down two or three part-time jobs and still having trouble making ends meet.
Northland Foods and Family Fare in Kalkaska will remain open around the clock during the event to make it easier for people to buy items to donate. Both stores, in addition to Save-A-Lot, will have special KAIR displays and have lists of needed items for customers. Last year, more than six tons of items were donated.
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