Polson Food Pantry Says Thanks
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Editor,
We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful and breathtaking area amid such a caring community.
The Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry clients, volunteers and the board are especially thankful and appreciative of the wonderful support it receives from local businesses, organizations, churches, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and private citizens.
We recognize the public has many opportunities to donate to worthy causes and feel honored and entrusted that you chose to help the pantry fulfill its mission, i.e., that of providing supplemental and emergency food to those in need.
The pantry provides monthly emergency food to area residents, seniors, families with children, and individuals in need at the rate about 330 households or 910 individuals per month – a roughly 50 percent increase over 2009.
The Loaves and Fish Pantry dispersed in excess of 150,000 pounds of food items locally in the past year. This comes from local food drives, individual donations, the Montana Food Bank Network and about 50 percent from our local super markets, Safeway and Super 1.
We owe “special” thanks to you for helping the pantry help those in need.
This fall’s annual Town Pump Match program was joined by Mission Mountain Les Schwab Tires to create an overall $6,500 match program on the Polson Food Pantry’s behalf. We are pleased to announce that our generous community helped the pantry exceed its goal.
In addition to providing improved food assistance, your pantry board is endeavoring to pay off the construction loan incurred in renovating the “new” pantry. Any year-end donations would be greatly appreciated!
The pantry is open for food distribution on Tuesdays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. until noon.
Bryan River
Operations Director
and Board Member
Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry
Polson
