For the month of December, the Round Table Board Game Pub is encouraging customers to round their bill to the nearest dollar, or to simply leave a donation, which they'll use to buy food for local food banks.

The chain has locations in Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph, and specializes in board games, which customers can play right at the table, as well as events like Dungeons and Dragons and trivia nights.

This holiday season, rather than simply donating the money it collects, the Round Table plans to purchase food at wholesale prices and donate it to food banks in Waterloo Region and at the University of Guelph, says co-owner Cameron Shaver.

"We have a lot more buying power when it comes to food," Shaver said. "That one dollar can go a lot further when we work with our suppliers."

He said, the goal is to provide food for both local families in need and students, who he said also struggle to put food on the table this time of year.

There's no specific cash target for this campaign, but Shaver said he hopes his gaming customers will be generous.

"I think there's this idea of rallying the troops," he said. "You know, 'You have my sword, you have my axe,' you have that rallying cry, for that group to come together to back each other up."

Shaver said he'd like to see it become an annual event.

He'd also like to do something similar during the summertime when he said fewer people are donating to food banks.

Donations for the holiday drive are being collected until Dec. 31.

You can make an online donation to The Food Bank of Waterloo Region as part of CBC K-W's Sounds of the Season campaign. We're raising food and funds for the food bank throughout the month of Decmeber.