MANISTEE — The Manistee Friendship Society has been instrumental in hosting the Feed America Food Truck since March 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many families without employment and without enough money to buy food.
“The needs in our community continue to rise and coming together as a whole to help support one another in a time of need has been quite the blessing," Cassandra Kamaloski, executive director of the Manistee Friendship Society, said in a news release. "When we put all hands on deck we can make quite the difference. We have people coming to donate their time to help unload the truck, packing over 100 food bags, and directing traffic to help make the experience go as smoothly as possible.”
The Blue Tigers, is the community outreach organization of the Manistee County Democrats.
“Even though this COVID-19 crisis has turned our lives upside down, we firmly believe that no matter what, no person should be hungry. When our community needs help, we will be there,” said Shirley Madden, cChairperson for the Blue Tigers.
The volunteers form an assembly line and pack the bags full of food.
“We distribute the bags to around 300 to 400 households per truck," said Kamaloski. "We also have organizations, such as the Blue Tigers who recently donated $900 to help provide free delivery on Dial-A-Ride for the next few months for anyone in need in Manistee County. The Manistee United Methodist Church recently donated sturdy tables for hosting the food sites. The United Way provided funds toward more food to feed more people."
When John Helge, chairperson of the Manistee County Democrats, presented the idea of helping the Manistee Friendship Society, it was decided unanimously that the Blue Tigers would support this endeavor, according to a news release.
"This has truly been a group effort. We also want to thank some of the Manistee High School students who came to help in the midst of our cold, cold spell," a news release states. "The Friendship Society is grateful for the continued support."
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