The Auburn Business Coalition Food Drive is on.

The public can participate by donating nonperishable food in barrels supplied to participating Auburn merchants. Barrels were placed outside of businesses for donation convenience.

Donations will help the Auburn Food Bank.

Downtown merchants also are competing for “best decorated barrel” and “most gathered food” awards.

Votes need to be cast on Facebook on The Auburn Business Page.

Dell Gibson got into the spirit, decorating her store front – Shoe Forest & More, 335 E. Main St., Auburn. She even came up with a slogan, “A city without hunger is a city with heart.”