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Holy Trinity students help fill food pantry's shelves

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Posted: Oct 03, 2011 7:31 PM CDT
By Al Showers 

BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - With the holidays not that far away, leaders at the Hancock County Food Pantry know the demands on them will be great. They say in the past two months, the pantry has seen record numbers of people in need. 

Fifth graders from Holy Trinity Elementary School in Bay St. Louis recently held a 26 day food drive. 

Foundation gives $2.3M to groups for oil-spill aid

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September 16, 2011

GULFPORT, MS – Gulf Coast Community Foundation will award $2,300,000 in grants to twelve coast non-profit agencies through the Fund for Gulf Communities to assist coast non-profit agencies meet the unmet needs of families and individuals affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  


Kory's Cajun Country Club parties with a purpose

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Posted: Jul 09, 2011 8:12 PM CDT 
By Terrance Friday 

BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - Ever heard of using food as a tactic to generate even more food? Well that's exactly what Kory's Cajun Country Club did on Saturday. Various teams fired up their grills for a fundraiser for the Hancock County Food Pantry.

The judges for the Cajun barbeque cook-off appeared to have no problem fulfilling their duties. They tested the fire roasted delicacies from 12 chefs, all lending their talents for a special purpose. 




Food Pantry Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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​BY ELLIS C. CUEVAS
Publisher Emeritus
May 2011

    The Hancock County Food Pantry 25 years of service to the residents of Hancock County this Thursday, May 5th, at 3 p.m. at its Hwy. 603, Bay St. Louis location.  The public is invited to attend.  

    Frank R. Machester, executive director of the Food Pantry, said several of the original volunteers will be on hand for the celebration.  

    In May 1986, the Hancock Food Pantry opened its doors at the Civil Defense Office on Old Spanish Trail, Bay St. Loius.  It later moved to the old jail, then to the Civil Defense Office on Ulman Avenue, and after Katrina was relocated to a facility owned by Hope Haven in Waveland.   On February 2, 2009, the Pantry moved into its new building on Highway 603, Bay St. Louis.  Leontine C. DeRocha and Inna Piazza were the chief administrators, and were among the people who really pushed for the formation of such an organization for the county.   

The Food Pantry is operated by volunteers from the county's churches and Retired Senior Volunteer Program.   

The primary purpose of the Food Pantry was to feed people of Hancock County in an emergency situation such as from the interruption of someone's income through loss of job, fire, disruption in the home, illness or other valid reason.  

After 25 years of operating with an entirely volunteer staff, the Hancock County Food Pantry has provided food to over 175,000 Hancock County residents.   

Manchester said the Food Pantry's anniversary request is to "fill us to the rafters with canned goods for the needy.  We are asking for food drives and creative donations from our community.  Of course cash goes a long way with our purchasing power."   

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