Midland emergency food items community grateful for help

To the editor:

The Midland County Crisis Food stuff Pantry Network held its 20th cellular food items pantry of previous yr in the parking good deal of the EFPN office environment and SAMS pantry on Wednesday, Dec. 30.

This occasion was funded by the quite a few generous donors to the network in assistance of its mission of “Usually food in every home.” Eighteen volunteers served 147 households (430 individuals) who remained in their autos for the generate-by way of, no-call food shipping and delivery. The 15,900 kilos of foods purchased from the Food stuff Bank of Jap Michigan in Flint included holiday break boxes of pre-packed food stuff objects supplemented with cereal, rice, beans, soup, water, potatoes, frozen meat and own treatment goods. People also gained reward certificates for the buy of fresh new produce and dairy goods at Spouse and children Fare in Midland as nicely as recipes furnished by the Wellbeing Division of MidMichigan Clinical Center. A restricted total of pet meals was donated by the Humane Modern society of Midland County.

The community is very grateful to the numerous donors of food items, revenue and time in the course of the yr to the network’s mission of “Usually meals in each house.” Midland County resident in (fiscal) need to have of food items and own treatment things through the yr may well call the community at 989-486-9393 to go away your name and cellular phone amount so that you may acquire an appointment at one particular of our eight food items pantries situated through Midland County.

SALLY ANN SUTTON

Midland County EFPN