Pantry

Cassville Pantry launches ‘Bless Your Neighbor’s Table’ campaign

November 27, 2024

The holiday season is a time for family, love, and gratitude, a time to gather around the table and share blessings. Yet, for too many neighbors in Barry County, the table remains empty, said Janet Mills, Cassville Pantry director.

Janet Mills: Pumpkin spice or anything nice

October 9, 2024

We have officially entered pumpkin spice season. On the threshold of the autumn leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice makes its seasonal appearance.

June 11, 2024

Cassville Food Pantry Director Janet Mills said she panicked when the power went off during the overnight May 26 storm in Cassville. “I had five freezers full of perishable food – a total of about 1,500 pounds,” she said.

Cassville High School golf teams hit a hole-in-one for hunger relief

June 5, 2024

The Cassville High School girls and boys golf teams hosted their annual fundraiser tournament on April 20, with resounding success, raising the highest amount ever, a record-breaking $625. The funds, collected through spirited participation by both golf teams and community generosity, were donated to Cassville Pantry to help combat local food insecurity.

Janet Mills: The most honorable man I ever knew

June 5, 2024

Is the road to acquiring genuine compassion only found by traversing painful experiences? Is it in times of trials and suffering when our deepest bonds of connection to others are formed? Maybe a transformation takes place when we personally connect with our own pain and then we can truly begin to understand the pain and suffering of others. The hurdles and obstacles we face can easily embitter our outlook and cause us to become self-centered and even angry.

Cassville Pantry receives Urgent Need Grant from Ozarks Food Harvest

April 17, 2024

Cassville Pantry recently received an Urgent Need Grant thanks to Ozarks Food Harvest’s $1 million investment in agency infrastructure in southwest Missouri. The grant funding has allowed us to purchase two large capacity chest freezers, which will help sustain our food distributions and feed families in Barry County.

Cassville Pantry names raffle prize winner

January 16, 2024

Cassville Pantry has chosen the raffle winner selected for its ‘Bless Your Neighbor’s Table’ fundraiser. This reward was selected among a pool of compassionate contributors to the food pantry during the holidays. The prize was awarded to Debbie Gundel, left.