Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: fruits (15-20 oz. – mixed fruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, mandarin oranges), cereal, soups (cream of mushroom, chicken noodle, tomato, cream of chicken, vegetable beef, chili), flour (5 lbs.), creamy peanut butter (16 oz.), Hamburger Helper, pork & beans, canned pasta (beefaroni, SpaghettiOs), Blue Bonnet margarine (1 lb. sticks), beef or chicken pot pies, and laundry detergent.

The food pantry schedule for the months of November and December will change. The pantry will open one week earlier in each of those months due to the holidays. The Tarkio Christian Church will open the pantry November 11, 13, 18 and 20. In December the board will open the pantry on December 9, 11, 16, and 18. Clients should be mindful of those earlier November and December opening dates.

The food pantry is located at 315 Main Street in Tarkio.

Rock Port Food Pantry

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: Spam, mixed vegetables, dish soap (small bottles), pineapple, fudge brownie mix, and elbow macaroni pasta. Staple items that can always be used are: pancake mix, syrup, saltine crackers, macaroni and cheese, creamy peanut butter, and jelly (grape or strawberry).

The food pantry will be open  Tuesday, November 4, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; Friday, November 14, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 18, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and Friday, November 28, 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.