"Last year, citizens brought in over 6,200 cans of food as payment for over 600 meter citations," said Gary Means, LexPark executive director, told Kentucky.com. "We hope by opening the program up to all types of citations, we'll see the numbers increase."

Now that's Southern hospitality at its finest! The holidays can be rough on struggling families, as well as the pantries that always experience high demand during that time. Programs like this make it easy for people to make a difference (while also staying on the right side of the law!).