HAMILTON FOOD BANKS SENDING OUT AN "S-O-S"

THEY'RE HOPING FOR "CHRISTMAS IN JUNE".

SEVERAL LOCAL FOOD BANKS ARE SENDING OUT AN "S-O-S" TO THE COMMUNITY, WORRIED THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOOD FOR PEOPLE IN NEED THIS SUMMER.

THEY HAVE ALL NOTICED A GREATER NEED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS.

HIGHER GAS AND FOOD PRICES ARE TWO REASONS WHY FOOD SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN RUNNING LOW FOR WEEKS.

AGENCIES ARE GETTING LESS FOR WHAT THEY'RE BUYING.

NOW, HAMILTON FOOD SHARE'S JOANNE SANTUCCI SAYS THEY'RE HOPING THE COMMUNITY PULLS TOGETHER TO HELP OUT.

SHE'S ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO START A FOOD DRIVE, WHETHER IT'S AT WORK, SCHOOL, CHURCH.

RESIDENTS CAN ALSO CALL THEIR LOCAL FOOD BANKS TO ASK HOW THEY CAN HELP OUT.

A NUMBER OF BASIC ITEMS ARE MOST IN NEED: THEY INCLUDE PASTA AND PASTA-SAUCE, TUNA, PEANUT BUTTER, MARGARINE, CANNED FRUIT, VEGETABLES, POTATOES AND MEAT, AS WELL AS BABY FORMULA, BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS.