Fill the Firetruck, a food drive for the Community Connection Food Bank is taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Joseph, Enterprise, Lostine and Wallowa.

As the holiday season is also the season of giving, it’s time once again to remember those less fortunate. In that spirit, the annual Fill the Firetruck event is slated for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Firemen from Joseph, Enterprise, Lostine and Wallowa will park their trucks in conspicuous areas in the hopes that Wallowa County citizens fill their trucks with food and gift cards to be distributed by the Wallowa County Food Bank. Firemen will stand in the street to take cash donations, which will be converted to gift cards or food items.

Mt. Joseph Family Foods, located at 208 N. Main St. in Joseph, will host the JFD fire truck.

Joseph Fire Chief Jeff Wecks said the need is always urgent this time of year.

“This winter, the Food Bank will need to stock their shelves,” Wecks said. “It’s their biggest food drive and helps hold them through the winter.”

He added that such staples as toilet paper and personal care items are accepted as well.

The Enterprise Fire Department will be stationed at the Dollar Stretcher located at 604 S. River St. in Enterprise. The Lostine Fire Department crew will set up at their department building at 128 Hwy 82 in Lostine. The Wallowa Fire Department will set up shop at their department building located at 204 N. Pine St. in Wallowa with the truck parked on Main Street.