Orange County collecting peanut butter for annual food drive

There are two-drop off locations in West Orange County, which will remain open through the end of October.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 9:00 a.m. October 13, 2023

West Orange Times & Observer
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Orange County is collecting peanut butter for Florida's Peanut Butter Challenge.

The annual food drive challenges community members to donate unopened, unexpired jars of peanut butter of any size to help combat hunger during the month of October.

There are 13 drop-off locations across Orange County, with two in West Orange County.

The first is the Tibet-Butler Preserve office, 8777 Winter Garden-Vineland Road, and the second is the West Orange Recreation Center, 309 SW. Crown Point Road.

The collection is organized by the UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, which "provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media in the areas of family life, youth development, natural resources, horticulture, and agriculture," according to the organization's website.

All proceeds will be donated to local food pantries to stock the shelves for the holiday season.

For more information on Florida's Peanut Butter Challenge and its impact, click here.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.