Commodities to be distributed

By Kathy Thomson

Pick-up dates for the July distribution of the commodity food program will be this Thursday and Friday. The distribution did not take place last week because of the July Fourth holiday.

On Thursday, July 11, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

Albany families who have been certified eligible for the July food distribution program can pick up their commodity food Friday, July 12, at the rear door of the JP office (the former county jail) from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. 

Recipients who are unable to pick up personally can send a signed and dated note with someone to pick up their commodities for them, rather than letting the items go unclaimed.

The commodity food program is federally funded and works to improve the health of low-income and elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods.