Photo courtesy of Jefferson Rotary

The Jefferson Rotary Club recently stepped up to provide relief to the local food pantry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The charitable organization donated $1,007 to the Greene County Action Resource Center in Jefferson. ARC Manager Shirley Haupert says there has been a slight increase in people using the food pantry and she expects to see more as the pandemic continues. She notes that through generous donations like with Rotary, they have kept up with the increased demand. 

The Rotary District 6000, which the Jefferson Rotary Club is a part of, was challenged with donating the cost of one Rotary lunch to either the Food Bank of Iowa or the local food pantry. Jefferson Rotary Community Relations Chair Susan Laehn says they wanted to focus their efforts on the local pantry and every Rotary member contributed towards the over $1,000 donation.