Lakes to host mobile food bank Wednesday

Lakes Magnet Middle School will host a Second Harvest mobile food bank Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Supported by Lakes students, the school's Parent Teacher Student Association and Panhandle Kiwanis, the mobile food bank is open to all members of the public who are in need. It will be held in the school's parking lot, 930 N. 15th St.

No appointment or documentation is necessary. Organizers are asking people to bring a box or sturdy grocery bags to help carry food items.

Last year, Lakes students helped distribute nearly a ton of food to 900 people in a two-hour period.

Before the food bank opens, Second Harvest representatives will train and work with students to unpack, sort and carry food.

Second Harvest is a food distribution program from Spokane that brings community resources together to feed people in need throughout the Inland Northwest and North Idaho.

Once the mobile food bank is open, students will assist with the distribution of produce, perishable products and other groceries until the food runs out. Free 3-pound beef roasts will also be given away through the "Beef Counts" program.

Funding for the mobile food bank includes more then $750 in donations from Lakes parents, teachers and students and the Panhandle Kiwanis Club, in addition to Second Harvest resources.

Information: Stacy Doerr (208) 667-4544, or the 24-hour food bank information line, (509) 252-6270.