(CSi)The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will visit Edgeley, Oakes and Gwinner on Thursday February 8.

The truck supplies, fresh vegetables, meat, bakery items and boxed goods.

Anyone in need of food assistance in each town or neighboring communities are welcome to attend and receive food at no cost.

Stop will include:

Edgeley in the Armory parking lot (508 1st Ave.) from 9:15 to 10 a.m.

Oakes in the lot behind the Travel Inn (401 Main Ave.) from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Gwinner at Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church (207 1st St. SE) from 2 to 2:30 p.m

Great Plains Food Bank Regional Services Manager Andrea Block, who services Mobile Food Pantries in eastern North Dakota, says, “The Mobile Food Pantry program fills a strong need and puts food directly into the hands of those that need it most.  This is all about convenience for the consumer. They know exactly when and where there will be fresh and nutritious food available. We want to make it as easy as we can for those who need help to be able to get it.”

Individuals attending any of the distributions are asked to bring with any plastic bags or boxes to take food home with them.

For more information on mobile and perishable food pantries in western North Dakota, contact Rachel Monge at 701-390-2513 or rmonge@greatplainsfoodbank.org

For more information on mobile and perishable food pantries in eastern North Dakota, contact Andrea Block at 701-476-9128 or ablock@greatplainsfoodbank.org.