Father Fred Frostbite Meals Drive Comes this Weekend – 9&10 Information

From flour to fruit, the Father Fred Basis is prepared for donations to begin filling the cabinets throughout the Frostbite Meals Drive fundraiser.

The annual meals drive is Father Fred’s greatest effort of the yr, and so they say it is all the time essential to his mission. They carry in about $30,000 in money and meals donations every winter, however that solely places a dent of their month-long want on the meals pantry.

“We noticed nearly 9,000 visits to our pantry this yr, which was nearly double final yr, in 2021. We see a mean of 700 visits per 30 days within the pantry, which prices about $48,000 to fill that pantry per 30 days,” says Communications Supervisor Estefanía Kimball. “We additionally settle for financial donations. Money donations assist us purchase produce, contemporary vegatables and fruits, milk, eggs, issues like that…together with the opposite donated objects.”

Father Fred says inflation and better meals prices are contributing to the necessity. The Meals Drive begins this Saturday. The principle location is Workforce Bob’s on South Airport Street. Says Kimball, “We’ll have a giant launch occasion at Workforce Bob’s. It runs till Sunday, February 5. On the launch occasion, we’ll have some particular stuff. We’ll have scorching chocolate, s’mores, a campfire. Now we have the Chubby Unicorn meals truck popping out this yr to promote sandwiches. And we’ll have some drawings. In the event you donate ten or extra objects, you may be entered right into a raffle. Previous City Playhouse has donated some tickets and some different native eating places and companies have donated.”

Tom’s and Oleson’s Meals Markets may even have pickup tables all through the week. And Father Fred is all the time searching for volunteers to work on the foremost supply website or grocery shops. For extra particulars on how one can assist or to donate on-line, click on right here.