Bax & O'Brien are looking to fill three 48-foot trailers with non-perishable food for Open Pantry Community Services.
SPRINGFIELD - Western Massachusetts morning radio legends Mike Baxendale and John O'Brien, known to listeners as Bax and O'Brien of Rock 102, will launch their annual Mayflower Marathon on Monday morning to benefit Open Pantry Community Services.
The morning duo will conduct their annual three-day broadcast, 52 hours in all, beginning Monday from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Columbus Avenue. At the same time, they will be accepting donations of nonperishable food that will be donated to Open Pantry to help the needy in the area.
The goal is to fill three 48-foot trailers with donations.
"In a year where the Open Pantry has struggled to keep up with growing demand, the need for donations of nonperishable food items is greater than ever before," Bax and O'Brien said in a press statement. "The outpouring of support from local residents and businesses (including Big Y World Class Markets and All Points Moving and Storage) has historically been unprecedented and we hope that support continues in 2013."
The Mayflower Marathon begins at 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 25 and runs until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27.