Food
pantry strives for fresh donations Non-perishable
items are not the only option for giving back
By GM Today Staff
May 29, 2009
WAUKESHA - When most people
think of food pantries, they may think only of giving
non-perishable food items, but the Food Pantry of Waukesha
County is asking people who have extra garden produce to
consider donating it.
Executive Director Karen Tredwell said the donated
produce helps to meet people’s nutritional needs.
FPWC already distributes more than 29,500 pounds of fresh
produce to clients each year, but the staff has initiated a
grassroots effort to increase that total by enlisting people
to plant an extra row in their garden for people in need.
That effort includes 200 yard signs that volunteers will
put in their yards to spread the word on the effort. The
signs incorporate the FPWC’s tagline of "End Hunger.
Start Here."
