Christ Tabernacle Church and Trice Hughes have joined forces to collaborate on a holiday food drive called “Stuff the Truck” in support of the church’s food pantry.
According to Lexi Goodman, the Marketing Director at Trice-Hughes, they have been actively gathering food donations for two weeks. She said the final day for individuals to contribute food items is this upcoming Saturday, with a kick-off live event on WPKY this Friday.
click to download audioMissy Gill, the Food Pantry Director at Christ Tabernacle Church, mentioned that the truckload of donations will be directed towards their new location at the former Times-Leader building.
click to download audioGill reported that last month, they distributed several hundred boxes of food to residents of Caldwell County.
click to download audioIn addition, Gill mentioned that this Friday, between noon and 3 p.m., will possibly be the final mass food distribution event at Christ Tabernacle Church before they transition to the new building on Washington Street.
click to download audioShe expressed her heartfelt appreciation to the numerous volunteers who generously contribute their time and effort to assist with the Food Pantry and the mass distribution events.
click to download audioGill is hopeful about establishing additional partnerships that can provide valuable support for upcoming food drives in the future.
click to download audioYou can bring your food items and monetary donations to WPKY’s studio this Friday during our live broadcast from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. While at the station, you can enjoy cookies and hot cocoa.
