Eastside volunteers collected more than 50,000 pounds of food for two local food banks during the Eastside’s Month of Concern for the Hungry food drive in September.

In total, the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank received about 22,200 pounds of food collected from numerous locations in Sammamish, Klahanie and Issaquah, according to the bank’s Executive Director Cori Walters.

The Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank collected $2,193.87 and a $25 gift card in financial contributions, Walters said.

Hopelink, the Redmond-based food bank, collected 30,632 pounds of food from Sammamish, Bellevue, Kirkland, Newcastle, Redmond and Shoreline locations, according to Darrell Bulmer, communications manager at Hopelink.

Hopelink also reported collecting $5,011.68 in monetary donations.

As part of the Eastside event, the Mayor’s Month of Concern for the Hungry in Sammamish and Issaquah began Sept. 12. The Sammamish drive ended Sept. 26.

There will be one more Issaquah food drive Oct. 10. Those donations will go to the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.