Items can be donated this afternoon at the Halcyon House in Washington. The KCII Big Red Radio will be collecting items on site today from 2 to 4 p.m. at the residential facility in the Bistro parking lot off of Sitler Drive. The Halcyon House is currently undergoing at $10.5 million expansion.

KCII general manager Joe Nichols adds in addition to non-perishable food, toiletry items like shampoo and toothpaste are accepted, as well as monetary donations which are used to purchase perishable items like milk and meat. All of the items collected by the Big Red Radio during the 13th Annual Caring Christmas food drive will be donated to pantries across the KCII listening area.