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Bemidji Community Food Shelf reports record short-term demand, asks for volunteers and donations
Summary
Leaders of the Bemidji Community Food Shelf told Beltrami County commissioners they saw 372 household visits in the first three days of a November period, have overspent the annual food budget to meet demand and are relying on community donations and credits from local stores to keep shelves stocked.
The Bemidji Community Food Shelf told Beltrami County commissioners that demand has spiked and the operation is stretching resources to meet needs. John Repp, board president, and Kathy Felix, interim director, said the food shelf saw 372 household visits in the first three days of a recent month and has begun to use reserve funds and community donations to maintain inventory.
"In the first 3 days of the month, we saw 372 households," Felix said, and added the pantry has been recording unusually high daily visits,…
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