Local foodbanks are preparing to kick-off another Harvest for Hunger campaign -- already in its 25th year.

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank President and CEO Dan Flowers introduced the foodbank's 2020 plan that is aimed at providing access to food for everyone struggling with hunger in the region by 2025.

"I think that we should be able to have enough food to completely fill the hunger gap by 2025 if the community will rally around this new plan to meet that goal." said Flowers.

Flowers hopes the foodbank will break last year's record during the Harvest for Hunger campaign.

"Last year we distributed a record of 27.9 million pounds of food, " said Flowers. "That's well over 20 million meals that we help throughout the region."

Harvest for Hunger is the Foodbank’s largest fundraising initiative and is a collaborative effort of four Ohio food banks serving 21 counties in Northeast Ohio including: the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of Mahoning Valley and the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.

All of the proceeds collected from the Harvest for Hunger campaign will go directly toward feeding those in need around the area.

The local 2016 Harvest for Hunger goal is set at an ambitious $1,200,000 and 100,000 pounds of food.

According to the foodbank, the two major components of the Harvest for Hunger campaign are food & funds drives and Check Out Hunger. 1. Food & funds drives: Nearly 300 businesses, schools, community organizations and families are holding food & funds drives throughout the months of March and April. To register a food & funds drive, simply download a coordinator kit from the Foodbank’s website, akroncantonfoodbank.org/hfh.2. Check Out Hunger: Local retailers including Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Dave’s Supermarkets, Fishers Foods, Giant Eagle, Ace Hardware and Heinen’s Fine Foods participate in Check Out Hunger, which allows shoppers to scan coupons and make donations of $1, $5 or $10 at the checkout register

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