Holiday Food Drive for Maple Morgan Food Pantry
You can help the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry provide holiday meals to area families in need. The holiday food distribution is Fri., Dec. 17, 1 to 3 p.m. at the pantry, 11130 S. Longwood Dr. Regular distributions are Tuesdays and Fridays, 1 to 3 p.m. Many families are expected to be in need of emergency food. The pantry gives a meal with all the trimmings for; each donation […]
Feeding the Hungry: Maple Morgan Food Pantry
The Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry’s annual holiday turkey fundraising campaign is underway. The Thanksgiving food distribution is in November, and many families are expected to be in need of emergency food. Our local pantry gives a turkey and all the trimmings for holiday dinners in November and December. Each donation of $20 can supply a turkey and the trimmings a family meal. Send checks to the Maple/Morgan Park Food Pantry, 11030 […]
Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry needs your help
Rallying for Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry
By Kristin Boza Many people have organized to help others in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Soon after the city began its shelter-in-place orders, the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry, 11030 S. Longwood Dr., noted that the demand for food assistance in our neighborhood rose dramatically. One neighbor, Colleen Loehr, heard the pleas and took the initiative to organize the neighborhood via […]
Are You Hungry to Help?
“In times of uncertainty such as this, we seen the best of Beverly/Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood and others emerge,” wrote Karen Overstreet, Executive Director of the Maple/Morgan Park Community Food Pantry. “We are overwhelmed with gratitude for all who have asked, ‘How can I help?’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.” According to Overstreet, the […]
Growing for Good: Edna White Garden
By Kristin Boza The Edna White Community Garden, 1850 W. Monterey Ave., is known as a place to unwind, gather, and grow a variety of vegetables and plants. This year, the garden and its organizers are re-starting a vegetable growing program to benefit the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry, donating fresh foods all throughout the summer and early fall. […]