Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: apple juice (64 oz.), cereal, brownie mix, Hamburger Helper, boxed macaroni and cheese, beef and chicken broth (14.5 oz can), vegetables (15 oz. – canned potatoes, cut green beans, French style green beans, mixed vegetables, whole kernel corn, cream style corn, peas, carrots, kraut), Jello and instant puddings (small boxes), Blue Bonnet margarine (lb. sticks), and toilet paper.

The Tarkio Presbyterian Church will open the food pantry in August. The food pantry board will open the pantry in September. 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 pm. 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 is low on the following items: canned spinach, Spam, small cooked hams, canned mandarin oranges, creamy peanut butter, and canned pineapple. Staple items that can always be used include: pancake mix, syrup, saltine crackers, macaroni and cheese, creamy peanut butter, and jelly (grape or strawberry).

The food pantry will be open the following dates and times:  Friday, August 22, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, September 2, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; Friday, September 12, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, September 16, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and Friday, September 26, 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.