Little Food Pantry Pergola Build Date
Published on August 30, 2019 • Michelle Voelker
Little Food Pantry Construction!
Our confirmation students became excited about constructing a Little Food Pantry (LFP) after a ConFest they attended a few years ago, and in the time since several Des Moines schools and Drake University have set some out in local neighborhoods. Now it is happening at Grace and we’re very excited! It’s easy to stop by and take food from or place food in the pantry – there will be more information in upcoming newsletters about what is appropriate, though they typically don’t stay full very long at all because there is such a need.
When: Saturday, September 14th, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., assembly of the pergola will begin. The Men’s Group will join later in the morning and we will end before the 3 p.m. Iowa/Iowa State game. Others handy with tools are welcome – please let Don Peterson know if you can help, or to ask about lending tools for the group to use.
Details: The pergola will be built on the East side of the building, providing shade, a bench, watertight cabinets (being custom built to be added later) will hold donated non-perishable foods and toiletries, and a space for the Little Free Library, which had to be taken down during the winter because of the large amount of snow plowed from our lot. The bench will be a lovely place to sit and read, and having all three together can help take away the stigma of being seen at a little food pantry. The bench will also provide a place for GKC classes to sit during fire drills.