POMEROY — The annual Community Giveaway will take place at 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Mulberry Community Center.

The giveaway has become an annual tradition originally started by the churches in the Upper Sandusky area which collect donations of everything from food to literally the kitchen sink. Volunteers then deliver these items via a semi-truck to people in Meigs County who may be in need.

Rev. Dee Rader of God’s NET said the giveaway is coordinated between the churches in Upper Sandusky, the Meigs Cooperative Parish, the Mulberry Community Center and God’s NET ministry. Rader said free household items, furniture, appliances, clothing, food baskets, etc. will be available. The people who help unload the truck will be first in line to pick from the items. The event is open to the public and available to anyone, regardless of income. The arrival time of the semi-truck is estimated and may vary due to weather.

The churches who collect these items consist of all denominations. Items are also donated year round from the general public in the Upper Sandusky area. Last year Courtney Frederick helped organize the event in Upper Sandusky which is now in its tenth year.

Last year, despite the downturn in the economy affecting the amount of donations, the giveaway still continued and provided for families. Frederick previously told The Daily Sentinel, “this is nothing that will end anytime soon.”