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Bags are packed, iccording to the size of he family, using a stan-lard list. Staple items :ontained include peanut gutter and jelly, canned neats, vegetables and ’ruits, pork and beans, tomatoes and tomato sauce, soup, rice, beans, macaroni and cheese, flour, sugar, spaghetti, hand soap and laundry and dish detergent.
A bag containing bread,
rolls and donuts is also included. Bakery products
are donated by local bakeries and are kept in used, donated freezers.
Food Pantry treasurer and food buyer Wilma Cowand McMahon notes local grocery store Jitney-Jungle has been extremely cooperative, offering reduced prices and free delivery to the charitable organization.
Most volunteers who operate the pantry represent local churches, including Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Christ Episcopal Church,
Shoreline Park Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, Waveland Methodist Church, Dia-mondhead Community Church and Main Street Methodist Church.
Other churches and civic organizations contribute financially and periodically stage food drives to boost the pantry inventory.
Local schools sponsor an annual food drive in October, according to McMahon, who chairs the event.
The pantry is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until noon.