More local food distributions are planned for this weekend.
The Orchard Hill Church will be holding the distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in their parking lot on Walker Avenue in Butler’s South Side. The free distribution will include fresh produce and pantry items to anyone in need.
Christ’s Family Church in Chicora plans to give away free food in the parking lot on West Slippery Rock Street. Boxes containing meat, milk, fruit and vegetables, will be distributed to those who meet income guidelines Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. until everything is gone.
Another distribution is also planned for Saturday in neighboring Lawrence County beginning at 8:30 a.m. at The Towne Mall Cascade Galleria Plaza in New Castle. Volunteers will load boxes of fresh milk provided by Marburger Dairy, as well as frozen meat, fresh produce and nutritious shelf-stable groceries into the vehicles of families in need.