The Mobile Food Pantry will make stops on Tuesday, May 21, at the following times and locations: Edgeley in the parking lot of the Armory (508 1st Avenue) from 9:15 a.m. until 10 a.m.; Oakes in the lot behind the Travel Inn (401 Main Avenue) from 11:15 a.m. until 12 p.m.; and Gwinner at Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church (207 1st Street SE) from 2 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
“Many of our clients live in rural areas and we understand the importance of making fresh and nutritious food readily available,” said Anna Johnson, who serves as regional service manager for the Great Plains Food Bank for western North Dakota. “Our Mobile Food Pantry and Pop-up Perishable Food Program bring trucks full of food directly into these communities and gives them a convenient opportunity to get the food they need. One in nine in North Dakota struggle with not enough food to eat each day and these programs provide them a convenient option.”
Individuals attending any of the distributions are asked to bring with any plastic bags or boxes to take food home with them.
MOBILE FOOD PANTRY TIMES AND LOCATION
Tuesday, May 21
Edgeley
Armory parking lot (508 1st Avenue)
9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Oakes
Lot behind the Travel Inn (401 Main Avenue)
11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Gwinner
Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church (207 1st Street SE)
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
About Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry and Pop-up Perishable Food Program
Established in 2008, the Mobile Food Pantry and Perishable Food Distribution are two programs of the Great Plains Food Bank bringing fresh food and produce into rural communities struggling with access to food assistance. Each year the programs combine to distribute more than 800,000 pounds of food at more than 40 stops across North Dakota and Clay County, Minn. A full schedule of mobile food pantry sites along with additional information can be found HERE.
For more information on Mobile Food Pantry and Pop-up Perishable Food Program distributions in eastern North Dakota contact: Rachel Monge at 701-390-2513 or rmonge@greatplainsfoodbank.org.
For more information on Mobile Food Pantry and Pop-up Perishable Food Program distributions in eastern North Dakota contact: Anna Johnson at 701.361.1004 or ajohnson@greatplainsfoodbank.org.
About the Great Plains Food Bank
Now it its 35th year, the Great Plains Food Bank serves as North Dakota’s only food bank. Its partner network includes 213 food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, and other charitable feeding programs operating in 99 communities across N.D. and Clay County, Minn. Since 1983, the Great Plains Food Bank, through its partners and programs, have distributed more than 162 million meals to children, seniors, and families in need. The Great Plains Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network and was named the Not-for-Profit of the Year for 2018 by the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce.
