Editor’s Note: The following information has been provided by Pat Chaput and Barbara Quast, Co-Managers of The Whitewater Community Food Pantry.

November 17th and 18th were very busy days at The Whitewater Community Food Pantry with patrons coming to pick up their Thanksgiving bag of fixings for a meal and the meat for the big day.

We wish to thank the Whitewater Lions Club Members, Steve and Judy Malone and Don McComb for their generous donation of turkeys which they purchased with the $1200 proceeds from their Pancake Breakfast. There was a turkey for anyone who wanted one, large ones and smaller ones. Our patrons also had a choice of ham, chicken or ground beef if they didn’t want a turkey.

Thank you to MacLean-Fogg for their donation of ten turkeys, a large box of food and a monetary donation.

We thank all the Whitewater churches for their donations of food and money as well. Monetary donations were used to purchase all the items needed for the Thanksgiving meal.

We also wish to extend our sincere appreciation to the 4-H Members who filled 86 bags in preparation for our busy week ahead. Leader Jennifer Lamb came with her two children, Mason and Kayleigh. Bodhi Erickson came with his father, Brett Erickson and grandmother Robin Raupp. They had the bags filled in no time at all.

The Whitewater University students had a Fall Food Drive in support of the pantry for which we were grateful to receive.

Thank you to Festival Foods for providing The Whitewater Community Food Pantry with a wonderful donation of laundry soap and toilet tissue.

Many donations have been made in memory of Lolita Kachel who passed away September 2, 2021. She and her late husband, David, were loyal supporters of The Whitewater Community Food Pantry. Blackhawk Manor collected food items for the pantry in memory of Lolita Kachel.

Elizabeth Katzman gave a large donation of chocolate milk and chocolate cake pops with the remainder of the money she received from her Support Dairy signs. The Whitewater Kiwanis Members donated all the chocolate milk left over from their Pancake Breakfast. Thank you both for your donations which the children and adults are pleased to get.

We thank you for your donations dropped off at the True Value store and to True Value for supporting the pantry.

Gardeners and farmers donated fresh produce from their gardens, always a special treat to receive.

In closing, the managers of The Whitewater Community Food Pantry wish to thank all the volunteers who worked to accommodate the patrons.

Thank you Whitewater for your generosity. Your continued support is appreciated.

The Food Pantry’s P.O. Box is #63.
Our location is 146 North Street, second floor of the Old Armory Building.