Local food pantry wants help
Norris Food Pantry is looking for help amid trouble with funding and demand.
Jeannie Killam Aldrich spoke on behalf of the pantry to the Anderson County Operation’s Committee on Nov. 10 about its struggles.
She said the organization feeds a little more than 1% of Anderson County’s population every month, distributing about 17.5 tons of food per month.
“We’re bleeding money this month,” she said. So far, she said she’d gotten $2,000 from Walmart. She had been looking for grants from other grocery stories as well, but due to the economy Walmart was the only store that provided a grant.
Aldrich said her organization is looking for donations from the public. People can mail checks to Norris Area Food Pantry. P.O. Box 327, Norris, TN.