Help Food Pantry Raise Funds for Ozarks Food Harvest Matching Grant

The Church of Christ Food Pantry is attempting to raise $3,000 in order to receive a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from Ozarks Food Harvest, the regional food bank for southwest Missouri. The funds are thanks to a grant The Food Bank received from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program.

This is the eighth annual gift from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program that Ozarks Food Harvest has offered to its agencies as the “Walmart Hunger Challenge” matching grant opportunity.

The funds the pantry raises will be used to purchase food for those in need in El Dorado Springs. Handing out an average of 7,768 pounds of food each month, the pantry serves a monthly average of 151 families.

The pantry has until Feb. 28, 2018, to raise $3000, which will be matched dollar-for-dollar, bringing the total funds to $6,000. Those who wish to donate may mail donations to The Church of Christ Food Pantry, 302 E Hospital Rd, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744. Please indicate that the monetary gift is to be used for the challenge grant.