The 13th annual Curves Food Drive will collect non-perishable food and cash donations to benefit the local food bank during the month of April.

Members who make a $30 donation or an equivalent donation of food are eligible to receive a Curves reusable food drive grocery bag. And, from April 4-17, Curves will waive the membership fee for new members who donate a bag of non-perishable food or make a minimum donation of $30.

“Our goal is to top the donation that we made last year,” said a Curves of Auburn staff member. “This is a great opportunity for the members of our Curves community to help strengthen the Auburn community, too. Everything that our members donate at our club will benefit local families in need.”

In addition to the food and monetary donations that each gym collects, Curves International is offering gyms the opportunity to win cash prizes for their local food banks. Prizes will be awarded to clubs with the most food collected, clubs who beat their 2010 donation level by the largest amount and to two randomly selected clubs drawn from all the clubs who enter the contest.

Curves clubs have donated more than 61 million pounds of food in the U.S. and Canada since 2004.

Catch the founders’ episode

Curves International founders Gary and Diane Heavin will be featured on ABC Television’s inspirational new show, “Secret Millionaire”, airing at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3. The Curves founders’ episode will help Curves members understand how the Curves Food Drive is the perfect opportunity for each of them to give back to their own communities.

For more information about Curves of Auburn, located at 421 E. Main St., and the 2011 Curves Food Drive, contact a Curves of Auburn staff member at 253-887-8959 or auburnmaincurves@yahoo.com.

For more information about Curves, please visit www.curves.com.