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Volunteers tell Burlington board Linda Paw Pantry must close at end of school'building lease; pantry provided food to thousands since 2018
Summary
Volunteers described the history and scale of the Linda Paw Pantry, which began in 2018 as part of the district's student backpack and pantry programs. Speakers said the pantry will close when its host building is vacated; they reported thousands of households served and requested continued acknowledgement of the pantry's community role.
Volunteers for the Linda Paw Pantry addressed the Burlington Community School District board on March 31 to describe the pantry's history, the scale of its operations and an announced closure tied to the host building being vacated.
Trina Tucker, who said she was a founding volunteer, told the board the pantry and the backpack program began in November 2018 in partnership with the Food Bank of Iowa. "Food for both the backpack program and the pantry are provided at no cost to the Burlington Community School District by the Food Bank of Iowa," Tucker said, and volunteers supplement that supply with donated goods, household supplies…
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