Cherokee Sheriff's Office Collecting Food For Pantries

CANTON, GA — The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is participating in a campaign to collect food donations for area pantries ahead of the holiday season.

The agency is taking part in the Leadership Cherokee Is Leading by Feeding initiative, a month-long challenge among Leadership Cherokee classes to collect food for MUST Ministries, Never Alone and Papa’s Pantry.

These three food pantries, which help less fortunate residents around Cherokee County, are experiencing a food shortage that's expected to grow in severity as the holiday season draws closer.

CSO is asking residents to donate nonperishable food items at any of its precincts around Cherokee County through the month of October. There will be boxes at the entrances of the following locations marked for donations:

• CSO Headquarters, 498 Chattin Drive, Canton
• Hickory Flat Precinct, 7625 Vaughn Road, Canton
• Waleska Precinct, 9081 Fincher Road, Waleska
• Oak Grove Precinct, 100 Ridgemill Court, Acworth
• Free Home Precinct, 9253 Free Home Highway, Canton
• BridgeMill Precinct, 9550 Bells Ferry Road, Canton
• Traffic Enforcement, 1190 Evenflo Drive, Ball Ground
• Criminal Investigations, 7545 North Main Street, Woodstock (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. only)
• Training Division, 516 Chattin Drive, Canton

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Image via Cherokee Sheriff's Office