MARQUETTE, MI— The United Way of Marquette County has given $6,718 to Feeding America West Michigan to support its Mobile Food Pantry program.
One in seven Marquette County residents are food insecure. That amounts to about 8,890 people who need food assistance.
Each mobile food distribution provides produce, protein, dairy, grains, and more to anyone in need at no charge.
March dates for Upper Peninsula sites are as follows:
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
- 12:00 PM - Alger County (Drive Thru), Eden Lutheran Church, 1150 M-28, Munising, MI 49862
Thursday, March 2, 2023
- 10:00 AM - Menominee County (Walk Up), Hannahville Community Center, W484 Casino Lane, Wilson, MI 49896
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- 11:00 AM - Mackinac County (Walk Up), Little Bear Arena, 275 Marquette Street, St Ignace, MI 49781
- 12:00 PM - Marquette County (Drive Thru), Building 604 Ave. C and Third - KI Sawyer, Corner of Ave C. and Third Street, KI Sawyer, MI 49841
Thursday, March 9, 2023
- 10:00 AM - Marquette County (Drive Thru), Silver Creek Thrift Store, 219 Silver Creek Road, Marquette, MI 49855
- 12:00 PM - Ontonagon County (Drive Thru), Ontonagon Village Fire Hall, 315 River Street, Ontonagon, MI 49953
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- 12:00 PM - Marquette County (Drive Thru), NMU Berry Events Center, 1401 Presque Isle, Marquette, MI 49855
Thursday, March 16, 2023
- 11:00 AM - Menominee County (Drive Thru), Marinette/Menominee YMCA, 1600 West Dr., Menominee, MI 49858
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
- 10:00 AM - Delta County (Drive Thru), Salvation Army Escanaba, 3001 5th Ave. S., Escanaba, MI 49829
- 11:00 AM - Dickinson County (Drive Thru), Dickinson/Iron Community Service Agency Warehouse, 621 North Hooper Street, Kingsford, MI 49802
Thursday, March 23, 2023
- 2:00 PM - Luce County (Drive Thru), GCCP Dunlap Center, 6545 M-123, Newberry, MI 49868
- 3:00 PM - Chippewa County (Drive Thru), Big Bear Arena (Chi Mukwa), 2 Ice Circle Chi Mukwa (Big Bear), Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- 4:00 PM - Marquette County (Drive Thru), Grace Lutheran Church, 558 W M-35, Gwinn, MI 49841
Thursday, March 30, 2023
- 4:00 PM - Dickinson County (Drive Thru), Norway Community Food Pantry, 130 O'Dill Drive, Norway, MI 49870
More information is at www.feedwm.org.
