Food drive update: Piedmont Church; Lassiter PTSA; Senior Services

Food drive, Piedmont Church

We’ve noted the student meal services being provided by the Cobb County School District and MUST Ministries, as well as a joint food drive by Mt. Bethel UMC and Johnson Ferry Baptist Church that is ongoing.

MUST reports than in three days its Food Rapid Response served family food boxes to more than 3,500 families.

A few other food drive efforts—including one related to MUST—are noted below. If you know of any other food drive activities going on, let us know and we’ll pass it along. E-mail us: editor@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll share it with the community.

On Tuesday afternoons, you can help MUST Ministries with its Food Rapid Response program. Donations can be dropped off between 3-7 p.m. at Piedmont Church (570 Piedmont Road).

As the flyer notes above, this is a joint project with the church as well as the Sprayberry PTSA and the Sprayberry Foundation, and they’ve listed the foods (all non-perishable) that are most needed, as well as where to drop off your donations.

Food pickup is also at the Piedmont Church between 4-6 p.m. Wednesday.

Lassiter Food Pantry

The Lassiter PTSA says its food bank is empty, and it’s one that serves around 60 families in its cluster—including Davis, Garrison Mill and Rocky Mount elementaries and Mabry Middle School.

They’re asking that anyone who wants to donate food drop those items on the porch at 2124 Lassiter Field Drive—it’s a weekly collection for now. The link to make a donation can be found here.

For questions contact Tammy Andress or Shannon Frank at lassiterptsa@gmail.com.

Cobb Senior Services

The Cobb Senior Services agency also is collecting food. If you want to make a donation, you’re asked to call Merline Tippens at 770-528-5355 to to arrange a delivery.

They need “shelf stable foods” than can be heated in a microwave or not at all, and include but are not limited to the following:

Peanut butter, instant oatmeal/grits, dried fruit, chewy granola bars, breakfast bars, applesauce/fruit cocktail, juice boxes, cereal-small, individual boxes, shelf stable milk, chicken/tuna/other canned meats, microwave rice, crackers, canned Soup, canned vegetables, fruit cups, canned fruit, macaroni and cheese cups, dried mashed potatoes (flakes), Spaghetti-Os/ Ravioli.