Bartholomew County residents can be certain that kids have sufficient to eat this summer season by collaborating locally meals drive this spring.
United Means of Bartholomew County and the Bartholomew County Meals Insecurity Coalition will host the meals drive from April 29 to Might 31. Group leaders hope the meals drive will present meals pantries with sufficient donations and canned items to inventory their pantries by the summer season. with out dipping into their inside budgets to purchase fundamental non-perishable meals.
This 12 months marks the second 12 months of the group meals drive in Bartholomew County. The outcomes of final 12 months's meals drive represented the biggest fundraising/donation to Love Chapel, mentioned Kelly Daugherty, govt director of Love Chapel, the group's largest meals pantry.
“As wants have doubled within the final two years, this initiative is significant to assembly them,” Daugherty mentioned.
All meals and donations collected might be divided between Love Chapel, Salvation Military and Neighborhood Middle of Hope.
Church buildings and companies all through the group are holding inside meals drives throughout this time. Folks also can drop off meals donations on the United Means Fireplace Station Constructing, 1304 Hutchins Ave.
The Bartholomew County Meals Insecurity Coalition and meals pantries have requested that donations be nutritious, non-perishable meals which can be low in sodium and sugar, when doable.
Financial donations might be made on-line by visiting uwbarthco.org and clicking on “Neighborhood Meals Drive” after which “Give a Present.”