XENIA — In less than a year, the Xenia Fish Food Pantry doubled the amount of clients its serving. Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases, pantry workers in Greene County are trying to make sure those in need eat well at Thanksgiving.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Xenia Fish Food Pantry was serving 600 families. Now that numbered has nearly doubled to 1,110.
“In the beginning they were unemployed,” says Gail Matson, President of the Xenia Fish Food Pantry. “Now we’re seeing people that are back to work part time, at a lower rate than they were normally.”
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With the number of families being served continuing to increase, people in the community came forward and raised enough money to hand out 700 Thanksgiving dinners this Saturday, Nov. 21.
Clients with a last name that begins with the letters A through M will be served from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Clients with a last name that begins with N through Z will be able to pick up their food from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
You must be a client of the pantry before Nov. 21. If you wish to become a client, you can do so at the weekly food distribution on Wednesday or Thursday at the Xenia Fish Food Pantry, located at 774 Cincinnati Ave in Xenia, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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