Submitted by Donna Blegen, Elmwood Food Pantry
ELMWOOD, WI – The Elmwood Schools, grades 4-K through 12, conducted their annual Food Drive recently, and a group of high school students delivered a truckload of 1,438 pounds of groceries to the Elmwood Food Pantry last week!
The school’s FCCLA group also made “Monster Cookies” for Halloween and then presented a check to the pantry for $300 from the proceeds of those sales. Thank you to all of the students and their parents and to the school staff for their thoughtful generosity!
The annual check to our pantry from the Pierce Pepin Cooperative, through their Pierce Pepin Cares Foundation, was $2,000 this year.
Pantry director Bob Huebel stated that the ongoing support of the Elmwood community’s churches, businesses, and individuals through donations of both money and groceries also continues to be overwhelming. We are SO very thankful!
The Elmwood Food Pantry, located at 108 S. Main Street in Elmwood, has been busier than ever recently with the number of families served increasing steadily. The pantry is open on: the 1st Tuesday of every month, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., the 3rd Tuesday of every month, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., and the 4th Saturday of every month, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Anyone needing food on an emergency basis can call the Elmwood Food Pantry at 715-639-2307.
Please leave a message, including a phone number, and a volunteer will return your call. Donations of money are always welcome and can be mailed to PO Box 123, Elmwood, WI 54740.
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to all from the volunteers at the Elmwood Food Pantry!
