On Thursday, November 5, Finlandia University will be hosting a Mobile Food Pantry in the parking lot between Old Main and the Chapel of St. Mattew. Organized through Feeding American West Michigan, mobile food pantries help fill the gap in hunger needs in a community, by supplementing the ongoing work of local pantries with much needed fresh produce, meat, and dairy. The truck coming here on November 5 will hold about 15,000 pounds of such items, and which [...]
Finlandia volunteers at the 2018 Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry in Ontonagon.
On Thursday, November 5, Finlandia University will be hosting a Mobile Food Pantry in the parking lot between Old Main and the Chapel of St. Mattew. Organized through Feeding American West Michigan, mobile food pantries help fill the gap in hunger needs in a community, by supplementing the ongoing work of local pantries with much needed fresh produce, meat, and dairy. The [...]
Tomorrow the much-anticipated Mobile Food Pantry will take place in the parking lot of Baraga High School. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m.
The Mobile Pantry will contain a variety of foods, including fresh produce. Clients will not have to show identification or proof of income to receive food; however, they will be required to provide basic contact information and affirm that they are in need of food. They are encouraged to bring their own boxes and carts.
Finlandia University, Baraga Area Schools, Feeding America West Michigan and Western U.P. Food Bank teaming up
Students volunteering during a Mobile Food Pantry that was held on Finlandia’s campus in the fall of 2015. This fall’s mobile food pantry is at Baraga Area Schools on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
