Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry
The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: soups (cream of mushroom, chicken noodle, tomato, cream of chicken, vegetable beef, chili), grape juice (64 oz.), complete pancake mix, syrup (64 oz.), flour (5 lbs.), creamy peanut butter (16 oz.), Chicken Helper, pork and beans, canned pasta (beefaroni, SpaghettiOs), and toilet paper.
The Fairfax Christian and Baptist Churches will open the pantry in April. The food pantry is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. the third and fourth weeks of each month. It is also open the third Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The food pantry is located at 315 Main Street in Tarkio.
Rock Port Food Pantry
The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry has provided a list of suggested donations from each church for April. If each church can provide items from each category it will help keep the pantry stocked.
Baptist Church: Mixes (cake mix, Jell-O, pudding mix, boxed mashed potatoes, boxed scalloped potatoes, Jiffy cornbread mix, icing, stuffing mix) and cleaning supplies (small bottles of floor cleaner, disinfectant spray/wipes, sponges)
First Christian Church: Canned vegetables (green beans, peas, spinach, mixed vegetables, sliced carrots, corn, tomatoes) and laundry soap
First Lutheran Church: Staples (flour, sugar, cooking oil), and macaroni and cheese
Rock Port United Methodist Church: Toiletries (men’s and women’s deodorant, men’s and women’s razors, men’s and women’s shaving cream), toothbrushes and toothpaste
Grace Church: Cereal, pancake mix, syrup, toilet paper, and paper towels
The food pantry will be open: Friday, April 25, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Donations can be taken to the Rock Port United Methodist Church, 211 W. Opp, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and placed in the shopping cart. Monetary donations may be mailed to the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance, P.O. Box 164, Rock Port, MO 64482.
If you would like to volunteer, contact Rebecca Liess at 660-253-3535.
