Palouse Food Bank continues to grow! In May of 2012 Palouse Food Bank distributed approximately 2500 pounds of good, nutritious food to the economically less fortunate residents of Palouse, WA.
This food is available to anyone who needs it and who lives within the 99161 zip code. There are no income restrictions whatsoever.
Please donate your extra fruits and vegetables. Bring them to our distribution site on the 4th Wednesday of each month. This month’s wish list: We need more peanut butter and jelly and also canned meats. If you have a garden which is producing too much, we are happy to help with the surplus.
Our next distribution will be Wednesday, June 27th, 2012.
Your donations benefit the most vulnerable residents of Palouse (99161) residents.
We distribute food on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 1:00 until 6:00 pm in the Palouse Community Center building on Main Street in Palouse.
Last month our truck from Second Harvest of the Northwest brought fresh artichokes, onions, pears, apples, potatoes, lettuce and spinach. These foods are very healthy additions to the diets of people who might otherwise not have fresh, healthy vegetables and fruits.
We also had bread to give away and there was a large supply of frozen chicken. From a local food drive in the City of Palouse we distributed 230 pounds of canned goods as well.
Council on Aging secured 90 dozen (that is 1080) eggs! This, in addition to a local egg farm, which has very generously continued to donate their surplus eggs, has provided much needed protein to families.
Palouse Food Bank was able to distribute this food to 50 families in the City of Palouse in May. This is a 12% increase from the previous month’s distribution.
Many of these people are senior citizens or single mothers with small children who simply don't have enough income to provide any luxury for themselves or their families. The food bank offers these individuals and families hope and a buffer against hunger.
We are currently expanding our distribution and anyone who knows a Palouse resident in need of food, please tell them to come on down and take this food home to their family! We generally have lots of extra food that we need to give away - it is good, fresh, and nutritious. Please help us get it to those who need it.
We are sponsored by the Council on Aging of Colfax, WA, the LaDow Grange of Garfield, WA, and are helped by WSU's Center for Civic Engagement, WSU's Sigma Kappa sorority, Pullman's Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, and volunteer residents of Palouse.
We are serving more people every month. Please spread the word.
Please visit out new website, www.palousefoodbank.org, which is nearing completion, thanks to WSU students and their wonderful professor!
Please forward this email to anyone you may know who might benefit from this food distribution. Thank you for your help!
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time and donated food.
Sincerely,
Annette Klover
Co-founder Palouse Food Bank
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