FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) – Members of the Brooklyn Volunteer Hearth Division and different residents gathered Saturday to lift cash to assist present meals for households in want.
A hamburger and hotdog plate fundraiser, on the Brooklyn VFD, was held to learn the brand new South Forrest County Meals Pantry.
It started operation about three months in the past.
The pantry distributes meals bins as soon as every month.
Throughout Saturday’s occasion, volunteers bought meals plates and washed vehicles for donations.
Earlier this month, the pantry gave out 83 meals bins to 68 households.
“We didn’t understand how a lot of a necessity there was on this county, ultimately of the county, nevertheless it has actually kicked off and it’s been a blessing to all of us which can be on the Board (of Administrators),” mentioned Nancy Davis, a Board member for the South Forrest County Meals Pantry.
You may drop off non-perishable meals donations on the Forrest County Sheriff’s Workplace, any Forrest County volunteer fireplace division, the Forrest County Chancery Constructing, the Brooklyn County Barn, or the Pine Belt Basis.
You can too contact the meals pantry by Nancy Berry Davis’ Fb web page.
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