CitiFinancial to sponsor food drive

    PRESQUE ISLE — CitiFinancial’s Presque Isle office is sponsoring a food drive Thursday, Nov. 1 through Saturday, Nov. 17, to benefit GIFT (Grace Interfaith Food Table).  The public is invited to bring non-perishable food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, cereals, canned soup, pasta and evaporated milk to the Presque Isle office. CitiFinancial is located at 733 Main St. in the new strip mall. The office is open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Monday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday.     The food drive will end on Citigroup’s Global Community Day, Nov. 17. On this day, employees of every CitiFinancial branch in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico will pack the donated food they have collected and deliver it to their local food bank or food kitchen. CitiFinancial employees will also be donating their time that day to help those in need through many local organizations.
    In addition, members of the community who stop by to make a food donation on Nov. 17 will be able to participate in the branch’s Customer Appreciation Days.
    GIFT, located at 24 Industrial St. in Presque Isle, is a nonprofit organization that was established in 2003 to serve as a food pantry for Chapman, Crouseville, Mapleton and Presque Isle.
    The organization has representatives from the Presque Isle Congregational Church, the Methodist Church in Mapleton, Grant Memorial Methodist, St. John’s Episcopal and St. Mary’s. Donations collected at the branch will go toward feeding the hungry in the areas mentioned this holiday season.
    CitiFinancial is a financial services company specializing in personal and home equity loans to consumers, with more than 2,400 branches in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
    Additional information may be found at www.citi.com.