Don't Forget the Clark County Area Food Pantry and Resource Center with your Holiday Donations, Final
Thursday, December 17th, 2015 -- 10:06 AM
-With the holiday season upon us, donations to the Clark County Area Food Pantry and Resource Center are very important.I spoke with Judy Morrow and Deanna Heiman, who were instrumental in getting the Food Pantry going, about the importance of donating and the challenges of running a facility like this. Deanna explained when, what and how you can donate to the Clark County Area Food Pantry and Resource Center.
Deanna: "Sometimes when you mention to people that monetary donations are great because, as Judy mentioned, we work with Feed My People and it's an awesome organization that allows us to order food from them at pennies on the dollar. So, we can get a large quantity of food very inexpensively. Also, I don't think we want to miss thanking Gordy's and Hansen's IGA and Kwik Trip. We do receive donations from them, but then they also allow us to purchase additional food at a reduced cost."
"So, when you talk about monetary donations sometimes people get nervous: If I give you my money what's it going toward? Let me assure you that this food pantry is run by a board of directors and they are very well known, trusted people in this community. There are seven people that sit on this board and every single expenditure and donation is scrutinized."
"The pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9am-2pm and Thursdays from 1pm-6pm. So, if people want to drop off donations during those hours, that's fine. We also have an after hours drop box. We want to make sure that people who want to make donations, it is as easy as possible for them. So, if you want to make a donation and we are not open or the food pantry is not open, there's an after hours drop box at the Bookkeeping Plus/Rural Insurance Office which is at 450 Hewitt Street."
"As far as food donations, the general guidelines are vegetables and fruit if they're in 100% juice that's the best rather than in any kind of sugar. Canned vegetables, canned fruits, soups, whole grain pasta, rice, cereals, canned meat and tuna, peanut butter, backed beans, packaged meals like hamburger helper or tuna helper those kind of things, baby food, diapers. Also, personal items like toilet paper and tooth brushes. Those kinds of things are welcome as well."
Judy ended our interview by thanking the community for their support, the volunteers for their time and making the pantry successful and the recipients for being brave enough to come and ask for help when it's needed. If you'd like to learn more about the pantry, you can find them on Facebook, stop in or contact Judy Morrow.
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Part 2: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=15598
Part 3: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=15617
Part 4: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=15625
Part 5: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=15631
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