Rock Port Food Pantry

The Rock Port Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: Hamburger Helper, Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, soups, cream of chicken soup, pancake mix, syrup, pasta, sugar, flour, cooking oil, paper towels, peanut butter and jelly, mandarin oranges, fruit juices, juice boxes, baby items, and trash bags. Items can be taken to the Rock Port United Methodist Church.

Monetary donations may be mailed to the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance, P.O. Box 164, Rock Port, MO 64482. Write Food Pantry on the memo line.

The food pantry is located in the fellowship hall of the church. The November schedule is as follows: Nov. 2 and 16, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; and November ovem12 and 26, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Volunteers are welcome.

Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry board met Monday, November 8, with 11 members present. Churches represented were: Tarkio – First Baptist, St. Paul’s Catholic, Christian, and Presbyterian; Fairfax – Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian; and Westboro – United Methodist and St. John’s Lutheran. Sam O’Riley represented Community Services.

President Anne Barnett presided over the meeting. In September, 79 individuals representing 43 families were assisted. In October, 79 individuals representing 48 families were served. Treasurer Anita Sutter presented the treasurer’s report.

Recertification of clients began in October and all must be recertified by December 31. In the month of December, coupons for hams will be distributed according to the family size. Families of one to three people will receive a coupon for half of a ham. Families with four or more will receive a coupon for a whole ham. Clients must take the coupons to Tarkio Hy-Vee to be redeemed.

Board members will open the food pantry on December 7, 9, 14, and 16, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. On Tuesday, December 7, the pantry will also be open from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.  In January 2022, volunteers will open the food pantry January 18, 20, 25 and 27, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and on Tuesday, January 18, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

If schools are closed due to inclement weather, the food pantry is also closed. If the schools experience a two-hour delay, the food pantry will also delay opening until 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Items that are needed are grape juice, strawberry and grape jelly in plastic containers only, and vegetable soup. The next board meeting will be held January 11, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at the food pantry. It will serve as the corporate yearly meeting and officers will be elected. For more information regarding the food pantry, any church may be contacted and questions will be directed to the correct individual. The food pantry is located at 315 Main Street in Tarkio.