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Bethesda Community Food Pantry DESCRIPTION CONTACT NAME Dennis Warth EMAIL PHONE 515-232-6256 OFFICE ADDRESS 1517 Northwestern Ave Ames, IA 50010 The Bethesda Community Food Pantry is an initiative of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames to help ensure that everyone in Story County has enough to eat. Bethesda Lutheran Church provides the facility and utilities, with community partners providing support through donations of money, food, and volunteer hours. HOW TO HELP Many groups regularly give to the food pantry, both financial contributions and donations of food. Ames letter carriers participate in an annual food drive each May, and some of those donations come to Bethesda. The same is true of Boy Scout troops, Iowa State University student organizations, neighborhood groups, businesses, and hundreds of individuals. Faith Based, Food Pantry Within the past year, the Bethesda Community Food Pantry has received donations from 20 Ames area businesses, 20 different congregations, 19 civic groups, 9 ISU employee-student groups, 4 non-ISU public agencies, and 7 schools and youth programs. COUNTIES Contact the food pantry staff to become involved. TYPE OF WORK Story Page | 124