BELPRE — For the eighth straight year, Riverview Credit Union will conduct its annual food drive.

This year’s drive will support three local pantries in the Mid-Ohio Valley, the Gospel Mission Food Pantry in Marietta, the Belpre Area Ministries in Belpre and Old Man Rivers Mission in Parkersburg.

“At the most basic level, credit unions are built on the principle of ‘People helping People’,” said Doug Ankrom, Riverview’s president and CEO. “This philosophy has been employed for more than 100 years by credit unions around the world to meet the needs of underserved communities. At Riverview, we strive to build stronger communities by supporting local organizations that seek to help those in need.”

During October, the public can bring non-perishable food and other household necessities at any Riverview location. Contact-free curbside drop off will be available during normal office hours and cash donations also will be accepted.

Suggested items to donate include the following:

∫ Rice and dry beans

∫ Stuffing and dry potatoes

∫ Canned fruits and vegetables

∫ Tuna and canned meat

∫ Dry milk and cereals

∫ Baby food, formula and diapers

∫ Soups, sauces and pasta

∫ Peanut butter

∫ Instant Jell-O and pudding

∫ Fruit juice

∫ Condiments and spices

∫ Personal hygiene products

The Gospel Mission Food Pantry is located at 309 Lancaster St., Marietta. It was founded in 2009 to feed to the local community. While based in Marietta, it serves any people in need, regardless of where they live.

The Belpre Area Ministries has been supporting the community for over 20 years.

Its Food Pantry is located at 2310 Washington Boulevard in Belpre and serves residents in the Belpre and Little Hocking zip codes.

Old Man Rivers Mission at 703 Pike St. in Parkersburg since 1991, the Mission has been supporting families in need through its food pantry and other programs.

Riverview Credit Union is a federally chartered, member-owned financial cooperative founded in 1968 with offices in Belpre, Marietta, and Vienna. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school in Washington, Noble, Morgan or Monroe counties in Ohio, or Wood, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt or Jackson counties in West Virginia and to family of current members.