Thanksgiving bags to be given

By Melinda L. Lucas

Pick-up dates for the November distribution of the commodity food program will be Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4.

Certified families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 3.

Albany families who have been certified as eligible for the November food distribution program may pick up their food the following day from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the rear door of the JP office.

Families who picked up their commodities last month will also be able to receive a “Thanksgiving Bag,” according to county justice of the peace James Breeden, who oversees the program.

He explained that families on the commodities list who did not pick up their food in October will still receive a commodity bag, but will not be eligible to receive the additional Thanksgiving Bag because he had to have a count in order to prepare the special bags.

The Thanksgiving bag is in addition to the regular November commodities, he said.

Recipients who are unable to pick up their commodities in person can send a signed and dated note with someone to pick up the food for them.

The commodity supplemental food program (CSFP) 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.