Geary County Commissioners have approved the donation of $50,000 to a Building Fund for the Food Pantry. Commissioner Trish Giordano said the funds will come from over budget sales tax revenues from 2021.
Giordano said the food pantry desperately needs more storage. "I volunteer down there one day a month for commodities where they give out a month's worth of food to families. Last year at this time they were giving out about 56 boxes and this year, this last time, they had 72. So the need is there, and they definitely need more room. All that's done outside."
Giordano said Food Pantry officials are looking to buy a current building or possibly build somewhere, depending what is cheaper. "Their goal is to instead of just giving people boxes of food, allowing people to be able to come in and basically shop for what they are needing and what their family will eat so there's less waste.
Giordano added that this is something that the community needs.