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Elizabeth VanCamp co-founded the Minnie Fridge in December 2020, and it continues to grow. Author: Katherine Bauer Updated: 10:49 AM CDT April 15, 2021
DAVENPORT, Iowa A new, unique food pantry on the west side of Davenport is picking up steam.
Elizabeth VanCamp helped establish the Minnie Fridge in December 2020. She says she saw a need in the area and wanted to do something about it.
Now, every week, she and a team of volunteers makes sure the pantry is stocked so the people living in the area have something to eat.. Before I knew it, we had a fridge, we had a space, and we ve just been rolling ever since, she says. Asking for help no matter what can be really difficult but especially in a year like this past year.
Updated: 8:37 PM CDT April 9, 2021
DAVENPORT, Iowa Saturday, April 10 Davenport’s Minnie Fridge will host a diaper drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Volunteers will collect donations in the Roosevelt Community Center s parking lot.
Diapers of all sizes will be accepted and then distributed through the Minnie Fridge.
Monetary donations can also be made through the Venmo App @theminniefridge.
“We cannot keep enough diapers stocked at the fridge,” said co-founder of the Minnie Fridge Elizabeth VanCamp. “Whenever we have diapers available at the fridge space, we re quickly wiped out.”
VanCamp said that food insecurity is a problem in many communities across the country.
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