With the rising costs of food and fears of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) becoming a casualty in the current stalemate in Washington, the local food pantry and food banks are being stretched to meet the needs of many neighbors.
The Kiwanis Club of Forest Park is working to be a part of the solution in Forest Park and is planning a communitywide food drive called Bushels of Food. The current pantry shelves that regularly and consistently supply basic supplemental food are almost bare and the need to boost the food supply available in town to support our local families, individuals and seniors who are experiencing food insecurity is very high.
People are encouraged to donate to one of the many Food Baskets set up in Forest Park including O’Sullivan’s, Twisted Cookie, and Mac Daddy. Volunteer Mike Thompson will visit, pick up and deliver regularly throughout the month to help the immediate needs facing the community.
The Forest Park Kiwanis Club is stepping in to host a communitywide food drive with pickups at houses on Nov. 15. The club is hoping to get volunteers from the community to help organize block by block, condo by condo, apartment by apartment micro drives that help sustain the food supply through the drive and beyond.
Kiwanis Club of Forest Park has been serving the community for over a hundred years and takes great pride in building up the community through service. If you are looking to contribute to Kiwanis or be a part of the team meeting the needs of families in need, this is the time to step in to get our pantry fully stocked.
However small the act of compassion or grand the gesture, every contribution will make a difference. The Kiwanis is looking for helping hands, food donations and financial contributions to carry the community’s food supply through the especially challenging winter months.
