DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now The Bertram Food Pantry crew of Jane Scheidler (left), Felice Hursh, Silvia Reyes, Terri Locke, and Janet Widmer make sure residents get the food they need with the dignity they deserve. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
The Bertram Food Pantry has added evening hours to better serve the community, and organizers are hosting a celebration to let people know.
An open house for the pantry, 520 Texas 29 East in Bertram, is 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, May 20, and includes music, refreshments, and games.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now Jane Scheilder and Jerry Chavers pose outside the Bertram Blessing Box while making a routine stop to check on the mini-pantry. Staff photo by Brigid Cooley
A small wooden cabinet erected just outside of First United Methodist Church in Bertram is seen by locals as a blessing to the community, which is why they call it a blessing box.
The Bertram Blessing Box, at 115 North St., provides food around the clock as the Bertram Food Pantry is only open from 1-3 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays. The food pantry is located at 520 Texas 29 East.