Electric Boat Employees’ Community Services Association will be holding its annual Live United food drive at five Stop & Shop stores throughout Southeastern Connecticut from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Volunteers will be located outside the stores in Norwich, Waterford, Groton, Montville, and Colchester encouraging individuals to make donations of nonperishable food items to benefit the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Bank.

In addition to the drive, employees of Stop & Shop and People’s United Bank, whose branches are located within the stores, will be showing their support by wearing United Way’s bright orange Live United t-shirts and/or buttons.

Individuals are invited to contribute to the food drive by donating some of the most needed items in the Food Bank’s warehouse including: canned tuna, canned stews, peanut butter, and spaghetti sauce. It is asked that donations of nonperishables not be expired or in glass containers.

Monetary donations will also be accepted. Every dollar donated is the equivalent of three meals.