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Each year, Highland Lakes residents open their hearts and help fight hunger in the community during The Picayune-KBEY Food Drive. Our sponsors are a big part of the event's success. Linzy and Tanker of Tanker's Plumbing visited the KBEY studio to ask everyone to donate this year. The food drive is from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the fire stations in Marble Falls and Burnet. It benefits LACare of Burnet and The Helping Center of Marble Falls.

We look forward to another wonderful day of giving at the KBEY-Picayune Food Drive on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. KBEY's Mac McClennahan will be broadcasting at the Burnet Fire Station and Ben Shields will be hanging out at the Marble Fire Station. Your non-perishable food items or cash donations go to LACare in Burnet and The Helping Center of Marble Falls. Marble Falls Fire Rescue Chief Russell Sander and Capt. Coy Guenter chatted with Mac about how this event helps put food on the table for those in need. They encouraged listeners to help fight food insecurity in the Highland Lakes.

The second annual HARTH Hoe Down fundraiser is Thursday, Nov. 17, at Horseshoe Bay Resort. HARTH founder and President Sherry Atherton moseyed into the KBEY 103.9 FM studio to talk about the shindig.

The Phoenix Center hosts Comfort Food 4 Kids every November. This year's fundraiser is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at River City Grille in Marble Falls. Get tickets online at phoenixtx.org. Blakeley Wilbanks of The Phoenix Center shared information on the event and the center.

Brittany Osbourn, executive director of Highland Lakes Canine Rescue, brought in Pinky as the dog of the month.

Cheryl Adams of the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department gave the scary details on the annual haunted house.

Wendy Collins recently came on board as the principal of First Baptist Elementary School in Marble Falls. Collins, along with parent/teacher fellowship President Kirk Noaker, visited with KBEY's Mac McClennahan about the future vision for the school.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is holding a children's bed build day on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Lowe's in Marble Falls. The nonprofit teams up with other organizations and businesses to make beds for kids in need. It is seeking volunteers and donations, according to volunteer coordinator Lorinda Peters, who, along with Jim Hinde and Jeff Hathaway of Lowe's, told KBEY listeners about the build day.

The Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force is hosting the free, family-friendly Pumpkins and Paratroopers at noon Saturday, Oct. 22, at Burnet Municipal Airport. Squadron leader Kirk Noaker and Alex Rowe, a squadron cadet, were KBEY guests.

Jerry Watkins of First United Methodist Church in Marble Falls shared details on the church's garage sale on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22. Proceeds go to local mission programs.