School employees pack meals for students in Upshur County, here’s where you can pick them up
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
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Teachers are hard at work today at the Upshur Parish House making sandwiches and packing food bags. Distribution will be from noon to 1 p.m. at the fire departments at the following places: Hodgesville, Rock Cave, Tallmansville, Adrian and Ellamore. Distribution will also be held at Meadowland Trailer Park, Valley Green and Hinkle Drive. Pick up food bags at the Selbyville Fire Dept. from 4-5 p.m.
Upshur County teachers will be provided bagged meals today at the Adrian Fire Department firehouse from noon until 1 p.m. Please go around to the back of the building for pick up.
A free spaghetti dinner will be served this evening at the Parish House on College Avenue from 4-6 p.m. Enjoy salad, spaghetti, bread and dessert. All Upshur County school kids and their families are invited. Sponsored by the Parish House and Upshur County school employees.
School employees at New Community Church distributed food Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
Upshur County school employees collect food to distribute to students and their families at New Community Church in Buckhannon on Tuesday. (Photo by Carrie Bowers)
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