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), tomato juice (46 oz. can), cereal, brownie mix, creamy peanut butter (16 oz.), boxed macaroni and cheese, Hamburger Helper, beef or chicken pot pies, pork and beans, and dish soap.

The Fairfax Methodist Church will staff the pantry in February. The food pantry is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. the third and fourth weeks of each month. The pantry is also open the third Tuesday 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 delay opening until 10:00 to noon.

Donations to the food pantry, especially monetary donations, are always appreciated. Donations may be sent to Anita Sutter, treasurer, at 26287 290th Street, Fairfax, MO 64446.

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: Raisin Bran cereal, stuffing mix, Chicken Fried Rice Chicken Helper, Tetrazzini Tuna Helper, Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper, white and yellow cake mixes, spinach, chili, beef stew, cream of mushroom soup, chili beans, pinto beans, peanut butter, strawberry jelly, grape jelly, pineapple, peaches, apricots, fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, cherry Jell-O, chocolate pudding, floor cleaner, disinfectant wipes, women’s and men’s body wash, and laundry soap.

The food pantry will be open Friday, February 27, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 3, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; Friday, March 13, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 17, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and Friday, March 27, 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.