Lima schools opening food pantries in 3 schools

LIMA — Lima schools, in partnership with the West Ohio Food Bank, will open food pantries in three of its school buildings.

Those schools include Freedom Elementary School, 575 Calumet Ave., Lima; Heritage Elementary School, 816 College Ave., Lima and Unity Elementary School, 925 E. Third St., Lima.

Staff from other school buildings may use the pantries to help students who are identified as being in need from their buildings. The school district will, on occasion, ask families to give back by bringing in food for the pantries or by donating to the West Ohio Food Bank.

Other businesses making this initiative possible include:

Lima Pallet, offering a truck to deliver food to the pantries; Rightway Food Services, offering items to be used in the pantries; Allied Environmental, Sally Windle and Jessica Snay all donated a refrigerator.

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Unity Elementary principal Tricia Winkler holds some of the food items inside a donated refrigerator at the schools new food pantry. Lima schools announced Thursday that it will open food pantries in three of its school buildings. The effort is in partnership with the West Ohio Food Bank. The agency will help provide food that will be in the pantries. Pantries will be located inside Freedom, Heritage and Unity elementary schools. Staff from other school buildings may also use the pantries to help students who are identified as being in need from their buildings.

http://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2018/02/web1_LCS-opens-food-pantries_01co.jpgUnity Elementary principal Tricia Winkler holds some of the food items inside a donated refrigerator at the schools new food pantry. Lima schools announced Thursday that it will open food pantries in three of its school buildings. The effort is in partnership with the West Ohio Food Bank. The agency will help provide food that will be in the pantries. Pantries will be located inside Freedom, Heritage and Unity elementary schools. Staff from other school buildings may also use the pantries to help students who are identified as being in need from their buildings. Craig J. Orosz | The Lima News