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Staff Report 10:36 AM Friday, February 19, 2010

OXFORD — Curves of Oxford is encouraging women in the area to show their philanthropic strength by participating in the annual Curves Food Drive.

From March 1-31, Curves of Oxford will collect non-perishable items and monetary donations for food banks in the local area.

The club is offering incentives for both existing and potential members who participate.

The goal is for the community to come together to help families in need, said Carol Mitchell of Curves of Oxford.

“At the core of our business is the message that women are stronger when they rally together, and that is the point we hope to bring home with our food drive,” Mitchell said. “We want to show our community just how powerful the generosity of our members can be.”

Members who donate a bag of groceries or make a minimum donation of $30 during the month of March will receive a reusable Curves grocery freezer bag for free. Non-members who do likewise from March 8-20 can join Curves for free. Curves will waive the cost to join.

Mitchell said as part of this effort, Curves of Oxford will be participating in a companywide contest for the most food drive donations collected by Curves locations across the nation.

Winners will receive one of several cash prizes to be donated to their local food bank.

Each year, Curves locations collectively donate millions of pounds of food to feed the hungry.

“We hope women in the Oxford area will come together and participate in this initiative,” Mitchell said. “Even if you’re not thinking about joining a gym, you can still drop off your donations. There are so many families — right here in our own community — who need our help.”

For more information about Curves of Oxford, located at 21 Lynn St., and the Curves Food Drive, contact Mitchell at (513) 523-3005 or e-mail  oxfordcurves@verizon.net.

How to donate

Curves of Oxford will launch its food drive from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Kroger. There will be free body fat screenings, free copies of Curves’ member magazine “Diane,” and a raffle to win two free months at Curves.

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