Mohawk Food Warriors
Mohawk Food Warriors need your help! This is the second year that Westfield is the distribution center for the Mohawk Area Schools. Did you know that each month, close to 500 bags of food are packed and distributed to students in the elementary and the high school? Individual bags are handed out to students each Friday for them to take home in their backpacks. Each bag contains non-perishable food items to get these food-dependent children the meals they need for the weekend. Many kids rely on the school and this program to provide healthy foods throughout the school year.
How can you help? Here are some simple ways to help:
On food pick up day, help is needed at the church to unload and organize the food. This typically takes place on the third Tuesday of the month. (The dates are determined by the distribution center in New Castle which gets the food from the Pittsburgh Food Bank.) You would need to be at the church from approx. 9:30-11:00.
Help with packing! This happens on the last Wednesday of the month. It takes a small army to pack the nearly 500 bags.
Transport the packed bags to the school. The best way for this is with an enclosed trailer or several larger SUV style vehicles.
Please consider how you can give of your time for this vital program. There are sign-ups in the Narthex. Please be sure to list your cell phone and email address in order to stay connected. If you have any questions, please contact Phyllis McCullough @ 724-651-6285 or psumudder@yahoo.com.
