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To the Editor:

When Grant County emerged from the pandemic, the board of directors of the Grant County Food Bank decided to continue the order form format we went to during the pandemic. The board made this decision based on the challenges the food bank faces with our current facility and the increased number of families we are serving monthly. The board continues to monitor our efficiency at each monthly distribution day. At our most recent meeting in May, the board consensus was to continue the current order form format.

The board would like to remind our families who come to the food bank on distribution day, the food bank does not officially open until 9 a.m. Food bank hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. While there is activity at the food bank beginning at 6 a.m., this is the time when volunteers are bringing food back from the senior center, where it has been stored overnight, and setting up our outdoor distribution area. From 7 to 9, we fill orders for our outlying areas of Long Creek, Dayville, Seneca and Prairie City. Each community has volunteers who distribute the food boxes in their community. When the outlying area boxes are finished, we begin working on the first order for families coming to the food bank; this usually happens just before 9.

The Grant County Food Bank is committed to our mission to provide food to Grant County citizens in need of food. At this time, given our current circumstances, the board believes our current order form format is the most efficient way to meet the needs of our Grant County families.

Kris Beal, Secretary,

Board of Directors

Grant County Food Bank