Boys and Girls Club giving away food boxes
Mandy Anderson of the Boys and Girls Club with some of the boxes of produce that are available to folks in need this summer and fall.
The Glacier Country Boys and Girls Club is helping out the community with food during the coronavirus crisis.
Folks in need can get free 25-pound boxes of produce or a combination box that includes a ham and chicken, as well as cheese.
The boxes of food are made available through the Farmers to Families Food Box program and feature regionally-grown produce.
The club gave away 100 boxes last week and will give another 100 each Tuesday through the summer and fall, said executive director Cindy Hooker.
“It’s our way of giving back to the community,” Hooker said.
The boxes generally arrive about 1:15 p.m. at the club’s facility on Fourth Avenue West in Columbia Falls across the street from Glacier Gateway School.
Boxes are first-come, first serve.
Produce boxes include fresh fruit and vegetables, including apples, onions, and oranges. The combination boxes include a fully cooked ham and a fully cooked chicken thigh as well as produce.