MEDFORD, Ore. — The Human Bean coffee and espresso drive-thrus in Jackson County will offer drink discounts during a one-day food drive on Friday, August 20. All food donated will go to local agencies.

The Human Bean will offer 50 cents off any drink with a donation of one nonperishable food item, and $1 off for two or more donated items. The community is encouraged to donate nutritious foods like peanut butter, canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal. Food items should be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans.

Human Bean locations will take part in the food drive, including stores in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and North Carolina. Human Bean is open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Human Bean also participates in Coffee for a Cure, a breast cancer donation day, each October. This is the first time the company has conducted a food drive but plans to make it an annual event.

"We chose to hold the food drive in mid-summer because this is when donations are the lowest during the year," said Jackie McGrath of the Human Bean. "During the winter holidays there are a lot of food drives which helps for the first part of the year, but now is when those donation supplies run low and the need are high."

For more information, please contact: Jackie McGrath, The Human Bean, at (541) 608-0564 or jackie@thehumanbean.com.