Keep Johnston County Beautiful President Susan Woodard announces, "The 2009 tree festival committee has endorsed the newest 'gift to the county,' a canned food drive/ food ministry as part of the sixth annual Christmas tree festival.  We are asking festival visitors and patrons to contribute canned goods at the festival site.  This food ministry becomes another part of our gift for hungry Johnston families during the tough economic times in the 2009 holiday season.  We see this as another  way to help to Keep Johnston County Beautiful," President Woodard concluded. 

 Keep Johnston County Beautiful will also be the first-time sponsor this year of a "food tree" to promote the canned food drive.  Tree theme will be "Share a can; Share a Christmas kiss!"  Please plan to visit the food tree while at the festival and enjoy a special thank you.

                    A special thanks to Deborah Jackson for chairing this activity.