Rotarians Keith Buchanan, Julie Keehner, Kelley Tierney and Lisa Wharton volunteered their time to help pack Easter dinner boxes.
Rotarians Keith Buchanan, Julie Keehner, Kelley Tierney and Lisa Wharton volunteered their time to help pack Easter dinner boxes.

Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur volunteers to pack Easter dinner boxes for the Parish House

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. —The Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur recently helped pack dinner boxes for the Upshur Cooperative Parish House for distribution to the community at Easter.

They filled over 340 packages and Executive Director Kristi L. Wilkerson says they expect to supply dinners to about 500 families in the area.  Distribution will begin April 9 curbside from 10 am to 1 pm with added distribution on the front porch April 11-14 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.

For more information about the Parish House and how you can help Upshur County families, visit their Facebook page, call 304-472-0743 or email Kristi L. Wilkerson at KRLWilkerson@gmail.com.

The Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur is committed to providing service to others, promoting integrity and advancing goodwill and peace. If you would like more information about how you can become involved, go to www.RotaryBuckhannonUpshur.org, call 304-439-8421 or visit them on Facebook.

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