Fremont Elks Lodge #169 Present $3,500 Grant to Sandusky County Food Pantry

Fremont Elks #169 presented a check totaling $3500 to the Sandusky County Food Pantry to provide healthy, well balanced food items to families in need in Sandusky County.

 This year the lodge used their Gratitude and 150th Anniversary Grant monies which are funded by the Elks National Foundation.

Picture left to right:  Presentation of Check by Exalted Ruler Mike Mowry to Director Roy Wilhelm.  Other left to right: Jim Faist,  Nancy Francis, Mark Foos, Diann Hamons, Richard & Ann Foos, Rick Franks, Mary Beaston, Jeff & Pastor Jody Rice.

The pantry was first organized in February 1977 and in October 2017 moved to their new location on Bidwell Ave.  The Volunteer staff purchase food, picks up and sorts donated food, stocks shelves and distributes the food each week Monday through Friday 12:00PM till 2:30PM. In the past year the pantry handled 2,800 referral forms which provided 9,000 family members with 190,000 meals.

We are very grateful to the Food Pantry and Staff for all their dedicated Volunteer hours giving back to our Community.

“Elk Share Elk Care”