GRAVETTE -- Gravette's local food pantry, Share the Harvest, will be hosting its annual puppet show, featuring the White Mouse Puppets, fundraising event on Sunday, Aug. 3, starting at 6:30 p.m. The puppet show will be at Harvest Baptist Church, located 2 miles south of Gravette on Arkansas Highway 59.
The event coordinators have touted this event as a great opportunity to give back.
"We are excited to give back to our kids and our community, as well as raise money and awareness for our small pantry," said Kevin Clark, director of Share the Harvest food pantry.
Share the Harvest is supported by local churches, businesses, the local community garden and individuals who want to give back to their community. The food pantry serves, on average, about 40 families every week.
Share the Harvest food pantry is a ministry of Harvest Baptist Church. Supported directly from local businesses, churches, volunteer groups and loving individuals, this food pantry serves about 450 people each month. Using both charitable donations and the USDA commodity program, Share the Harvest continues to give away food every Thursday afternoon between 1 and 5 p.m. The only requirement for service is a valid form of state identification.
Share the Harvest is located within Harvest Baptist Church of Gravette.
As a 501c3 charitable organization, all items and money donated are tax deductible.
To learn more about Harvest Baptist Church or Share the Harvest food pantry, please contact Deryl King, lead pastor, at P.O. Box 217, Gravette, AR 72736, (479) 721-1650, or [email protected].
General News on 07/30/2014