MOORHEAD — A mobile food pantry from Great Plains Food Bank will be making stops to give away food in parts of Clay County on Friday, Feb. 17.
Trucks carrying fresh vegetables, bakery items, boxed goods and other items will make the stops starting at 10:15 a.m. and ending around 4 p.m., or until the goods are gone, according to a press release from Great Plains Food Bank.
No registration is required, and all in need of food assistance are welcome, according to the press release.
The truck will stop at the following sites:
- Ulen: Bethlehem Church, 10 2nd St. NE, 10:15-11 a.m.
- Hawley: REACH, 421 5th St., 12 p.m until gone .
- Barnesville: Alley behind Barnesville Area Food Pantry, 110 Front St., 12:45 p.m. until gone.
- Glyndon: Glyndon Lutheran Church, 414 Parke Ave. S., 2:15 p.m. until gone.
- Dilworth: Dilworth Community Center, 709 1st Ave. NW, 3-4 p.m.
- Moorhead: A Place for Hope, 2419 12th Ave. S., 4 p.m. until gone.
The number of people needing food has been steadily increasing in recent years, but the total amount of food donations have dropped by 25%, according to Melissa Sobolik , chief executive officer of the Great Plains Food Bank.