Mobile Pantry in Palisade

Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Gazette

The Hitchcock County Pantry and Food Bank for the Heartland plan a "Mobile Pantry" Saturday, July 23 in the Palisade school gym from 10 a.m. until noon. The food distribution is on a first-come, first-served basis; when the food is gone, it's gone. Participants MUST bring their own boxes, laundry baskets, little red wagons or small, collapsible wheeled shopping carts (do not bring them inside if the wheels are dirty); boxes are not available at the site. Shoppers, especially the elderly, are encouraged not to shop alone, as the boxes get heavy. The Mobile Pantry program of the "Food Bank for the Heartland," located in Omaha, was created to provide food where there is a high need but limited resources, and to help local Pantries help families in need. Anyone living in Southwest Nebraska can participate in the Mobile Pantry in Palisade; there are no income restrictions. The next Mobile Pantry will be Saturday, Aug. 3, in Benkelman.