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Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler said the items included canned goods and non-perishable foods.
He said that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual door-to-door Scouting for Food collection event could not take place this year. Tina Barnard, a board member with the Glen-Ed Food Pantry, contacted the county and asked if they would be interested in holding a food drive.
“We didn’t hesitate to say yes,” Prenzler stated in a press release. “Employees did an outstanding job.”
Prenzler and County Board member Erica Conway-Harriss of Glen Carbon delivered the items to the Glen-Ed Food Pantry on Dec. 17 with help from the Facilities Department employees.
Madison County employees collect 2.5 tons of canned goods for food pantries
The Intelligencer
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Madison County Board Member Erica Conway-Harriss of Glen Carbon and Interim Facilities Director Chris Milton deliver food and non-perishable items to Glen-Ed Food Pantry Thursday morning. Madison County employees collected 2.5 tons to be donated to local food pantries this holiday season.For the Intelligencer
EDWARDSVILLE Food pantries are benefitting from donations made by Madison County employees this holiday season.
“Our employees collected 2.5 tons of canned goods and other non-perishable foods this month to donate to local food pantries,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said.
Prenzler said because of COVID-19, the annual door-to-door Scouting for Food collection event was unable to take place. He said that Tina Barnard, a board member with the Glen-Ed Food Pantry contacted the county to see if the county would be interested in holding the food drive.
Goshen Rotary Club makes special delivery
Club provides holiday gift baskets to 50 families
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Goshen Rotarian and Glen Carbon Village Administrator Jamie Bowden, right, helps load a fellow Rotarian’s truck bed Wednesday as part of the club’s annual Christmas basket delivery.Tyler Pletsch | The IntelligencerShow MoreShow Less
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Goshen Rotarian and NAACP Edwardsville Chapter President Walter Williams eyes a second bag to grab during the Goshen Rotary Club’s annual Christmas basket delivery Wednesday.Tyler Pletsch | The IntelligencerShow MoreShow Less
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Goshen Rotary Club President and Dean of SIUE School of Pharmacy Gireesh Gupchup, right, grabs a bag with a fellow Rotarian Wednesday during the club’s annual Christmas basket delivery.Tyler Pletsch | The IntelligencerShow MoreShow Less
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