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Brown Deer volunteers ask village for permanent space and memorandum of understanding for community food pantry
Summary
Volunteers described the Broadviewer Food Pantry’s rapid startup, monthly service numbers and funding, and requested a memorandum of understanding for a permanent room in the Dolan Senior Center; trustees asked clarifying questions about residency rules, refrigeration and volunteer capacity before the pantry agreed to work on logistics with parks and rec staff.
Becky Columbia and Nicole Munsback, volunteers with the Broadviewer Food Pantry, told the Brown Deer Village Board on Feb. 16 that their grassroots pantry opened Nov. 13 and has served 91 unique households and 256 individuals to date. They asked the village for a memorandum of understanding to secure a permanent room in the community center and described the pantry’s operations, finances and partnerships.
"We are a community based grassroots organization serving Brown Deer and its neighbors," Columbia said. She described three weekly distribution times (Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.–noon; Thursdays 4:30–6 p.m.;…
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