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Staff members pose for a picture, from left: Kezia Alvares, Karen Galbransen, Jennifer Pillsworth, Georgia Maroni, and Sharon Brown. Jeremy Driesen
The Island Food Pantry is located at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs. Jeremy Driesen
Pretty trees flank the entrance from Vineyard Avenue. Jeremy Driesen
The bar at the back of the P.A. Club. Jeremy Driesen
It s a pretty quiet bar scene. Jeremy Driesen
Emily Freeman-Miller, bartender at the P.A. Club. Jeremy Driesen
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Island Food Pantry is relocating to PA Club
The Island Food Pantry is moving to the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs in order to expand their storage capacity, and make the environment safer for staff and shoppers.
The Island Food Pantry is moving from its longtime home base at the United Methodist “Stone Church” in Vineyard Haven to the Portuguese-American Club (P.A. Club) in Oak Bluffs on Feb. 22, according to a press release.
In order to increase storage capabilities, improve the flow and variety of food, and become wheelchair-accessible, the pantry is entering into an agreement with the Holy Ghost Association, which owns the P.A. Club and the surrounding property, and Island Grown Initiative (IGI), which serves as the pantry’s partner organization. The decision to find a larger home for the pantry to meet the growing demand follows its merger with IGI on Jan. 1.