Registration for the December Food $en$e program — open to everyone regardless of income — will be held in Rome, Lee, Camden, Holland Patent, and Oneida.

Food $en$e is a discount food program provided by the Central New York Food Bank. Everyone is welcome to participate. There are no income guidelines. The $20.50 per unit cost is payable at the time of registration by cash or food stamps. Multiple units can be purchased. There are also extras which can be purchased with or without the basic unit.

• Those participating in the Town of Lee program can place orders Friday, Nov. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lake Delta Fire Department, 8508 Elmer Hill Road.

Orders may be picked up on Friday, Dec. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call 315-271-5548 or 315-358-4150.

• Rome registration will be held at Redeemer Church, 129 N. Washington St., across from City Hall, Friday, Nov. 18, between 1 and 3 p.m. Parking in the City Hall’s lot will be available. Rome participants may also sign up Saturday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lake Delta Fire Department.

• In Camden, sign-ups will be held Nov. 18. at Abundant Life Church. Contact Stephenie at 315-795-9378 for more information.

• The Holland Patent program is hosted by Foothills Rural Community Ministry, Presbyterian Church (across from the park just off Route 365). Registration will be held Friday, Nov. 18, from noon to 2 p.m. The food may be picked up between noon and 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. For more information, call 315-865-5854 or email FoothillsFoodSense@gmail.com.

• Karing Kitchen, 116 West Grove St., Oneida, is accepting orders by appointment only — call 315-280-0869.

The December package includes breakfast sausage patties, ground chicken, ham steaks, eggs, breakfast sandwiches, buttermilk pancake mix, pancake syrup, corn flake cereal, mandarin oranges, frozen strawberries, and two fresh produce items.

December specials

Specials, which may be purchased in addition to the package or separately, are:

Boneless Ham, 5 lbs. (avg.) for $15.25

Stuffed Chicken Breast, 2 lbs for $8.25: stuffed with apples and cranberries.

Shrimp Scampi, 24 oz. for $6: a complete meal with linguini pasta and vegetables in a creamy garlic sauce.

Lasagna Roll Up, 42 oz. for $6.50: stuffed with ricotta and Romano cheese, and are over two and a half pounds.

Italian Meatballs, 5 lbs. $15: fully cooked

Mozzarella Sticks, 3 lbs. for $11.75: pre-cooked and ready for the oven.