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Upper Des Moines Opportunity Distributing Thanksgiving Baskets

November 18, 2021 Steve Schwaller

(Spirit Lake)– A local agency is seeing to it the less fortunate in the community have a happy Thanksgiving. Kris Erickson of the Upper Des Moines Opportunity office in Spirit Lake tells KUOO news they’re giving away Thanksgiving food baskets to those who are income eligible. She says they started giving them out last week and will be doing so again next week prior to the holiday…

“We’ve had such a high demand in them that we are also giving them out on the 24th of November which is our Wednesday, food pantry days, while supplies last.”

Erickson says those interested in receiving a basket should give them a call…

“They can give me a call Tuesday, here, to set up an appointment. I will have them available after 1:00 on the 23rd and the number here is 712-336-1112, or they can come in to our pantry day which is Wednesday the 24th. We open at 10:00 in the morning.”

Erickson says they gave away 65 baskets in a distribution that was held yesterday (Wed.) and will have 50 more available next week.