NEWS/EVENTS
Our "STUFF THE BUS" food drive sponsored by The Buffalo Senior Center will be held on Saturday, May 18th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Buffalo Area Transit System (BATS) will have their large bus parked at Lynn's Superfoods and we will be asking for donations of nonperishable food items to load in the bus. Our first "STUFF THE BUS" was held last fall at DJ's Grocery and brought in almost 1,000 pounds of food. We are challenging everyone to help us beat this amount. For each donation, you will receive a free BATS ride ticket and other prizes will be handed out throughout the event.
The Boy Scouts annual food drive was a huge success! Thank you to all of the boy scouts and their leaders, Malerie Keown, and Parker & Melanie Ruby. Thank you also to Greg Shavlik and the Winchester 4H Group for their assistance with checking dates and sorting food items. Bread of Life Food Pantry committee members Pitchy Gammon, Marilyn Novotny, Lynne Turner, and volunteer Larry Hanson were also a huge help with checking in food and stocking. The combined effort is greatly appreciated.
Last quarter was eventful at the pantry. Many churches and other groups had successful food drives, including The Ucross Foundation, Buffalo Board of Realtors, and Clear Creek Middle School. Sheridan College in Johnson County held its annual “Selfies with Santa” and brought in monetary as well as in-kind donations. The “Stuff the Bus” food drive, sponsored by the Buffalo Senior Center, brought in almost a half-ton of food.
Upcoming events in the spring will include the annual Boy Scouts food drive and another Buffalo Senior Center “Stuff the Bus” event. Watch for further updates on our Facebook page.
Transit Director-Gary Love, Activities Director-Sandy Aker, BATS Driver-Lester Drake, Volunteer-Laura Love, BLFP Operations Manager-Cindy Moldenhauer, BLFP Committee Chairperson-Pitchy Gammon