When you go grocery shopping Saturday, the Ellis County Ministerial Alliance (ECMA) s asking you to pick up a couple extra items for their annual food drive as part of the community Thanksgiving dinner.

Church volunteers will be at the two Dillons grocery stores and Wal-Mart today until 5p.m. asking shoppers to add a little more to their list.

Linda Mills, First Call for Help Executive Director, says the extra purchases of non-perishable food items will be bagged by more volunteers next Wednesday night and distributed to  people attending Thursday’s annual community Thanksgiving Day dinner sponsored by ECMA:

The ECMA Thanksgiving Day Feast starts at noon Thursday in the Rose Garden Banquet Hall, which is the former Fanchon Ballroom, 2350 East 8th Street, Hays.

All are welcome to the free event.