Newport Challenges Lincoln City in 2025 Holiday Food Drive; All Donations Benefit Food Share of Lincoln County

The City of Newport has once again issued a friendly challenge to the City of Lincoln City with this year’s Holiday Food Drive. The goal: see which community can collect the most non-perishable food items to support Food Share of Lincoln County during the holiday season. The drive will run from December 8 through December 31, and all community members are encouraged to participate.

Newport residents can drop off donations at the following locations: City Hall, Recreation Center, 60+ Activity Center, Newport Public Library, Fire Station, and the Public Works shop.

“Our Newport team members continue to embrace the holiday spirit by finding meaningful ways to give back, and I’m proud that we are supporting Food Share of Lincoln County once again,” said City Manager Nina Vetter. “Issuing a friendly challenge up the coast adds some extra fun to the season—and with this kind of competition, no matter who wins, our communities benefit.”

Food Share of Lincoln County distributes over 1 million pounds of food each year through seven pantries throughout the county. The organization also provides donated food and supplies to partner agencies, allowing them to stretch their resources to support even more residents.

Since 2021, many of Newport’s city departments have held internal food drive competitions that have produced nearly three and a half tons of food donations.

Please note: This year’s drive will focus solely on human food donations. Pet and animal food will not be collected.

Donation updates and challenge results will be shared throughout December on the City of Newport’s official social media channels:

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