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Church gives away dairy products

Distribution set for Aug. 14 at closed Shopko store

By Angie Landsverk


Radiant Fellowship is giving away 960 cases of prepacked dairy products on Friday, Aug. 14, in front of the former Shopko Hometown store.

The distribution is available to everyone. There is no income requirement.

“We’re not going to screen,” said Rev. Bob Adams.

He said it is about “showing the love of God in a tangible way.”

The distribution is being made possible by Convoy of Hope.

It is an international, humanitarian relief organization based in Springfield, Missouri.

“Convoy of Hope is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. I’ve worked with them in the past,” Adams said.

The truck of dairy products is coming from Prairie Farms Dairy in Dubuque, Iowa.

Those who want a case of dairy products may arrive in the parking lot by 10:30 a.m.

Adams said people should enter the parking lot by Goodwill and then drive to the front of the former Shopko store.

“Volunteers will be there earlier. The truck arrives at 10 a.m.,” he said.

He said Waupaca Equipment Rental is donating the use of a forklift and pallet jack.

As soon as the truck is unloaded, it will leave and volunteers will start handing out the products, Adams said.

“All of it comes prepackaged in cases, so each family or person takes one case,” he said.

Each case will include two gallons of white milk, multiple bottles of chocolate and strawberry milk, cottage cheese, cream cheese, yogurt and other items, said Adams.

About 15 volunteers are expected to help with the effort.

He said about half of the volunteers are not members of Radiant Fellowship.

“They’re just good folks from the community wanting to get behind and help out,” Adams said. “I think this is something where people can get behind and do something positive.”

He said volunteers will be placed in different areas.

The group of volunteers working on the frontline will wear masks.

Those who go to the distribution are to stay in their vehicles.

The frontline volunteers will place the cases of dairy products into the vehicles, Adams said.

If there are any cases left, they will be given to the Waupaca Area Food Pantry and Foundations For Living, Adams said.

He said the church saw this as an opportunity it could not pass up.

Convoy of Hope recently started a rural compassion extension, Adams said.

“They’ve known of us and what we do,” he said. “They extended the opportunity to do this.”

Adams said they began setting up the logistics about three weeks ago.

Initially, they planned to hold the distribution at the church.

A member of the church works for Pfefferle, the company that has the Shopko property listed.

Adams learned they could use the parking lot in front of the vacant store for the distribution.

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