The shelves of the Jefferson County Food Bank are currently being filled by The Jefferson County faith communities.

In 1985, The Jefferson County Ministerial Association saw the need to help the food bank fill its shelves. It created the WAVE food drive, which occurs during the month of October with the last Saturday of October traditionally being the completion of the drive.

The WAVE started out with the faith communities canvassing the city of Port Townsend on the last Saturday of October, gathering food for the food bank.

In the following years, the WAVE has evolved with local community groups and homeowner associations joining the effort to stock the food bank with provisions for the winter months.

Over the years, hundreds of thousands of food and monetary donations have been colle

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