Mobile Food Day #8 (Indoor) Residence Park/Fairlane/Germantown Meadows/Pineview
Dixon United Methodist Church
Thursday, November 15, 9:00 a.m., the eighth Mobile Food Day served west Dayton residents in the following neighborhoods Residence Park/Fairlane/Germantown Meadows/Pineview. The Residence Park Neighborhood is one of the four neighborhoods targeted by the Dayton Neighborhood Corps. The location for this event was the Dixon United Methodist Church.
The registration time for clients was scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Clients living in the 45417 zip code were served, however no residents were turned away. All who registered were served.
Our continued goal for this project is to address the growing need of community residents who have no ability to shop for fresh fruit and vegetables from local area markets in their immediate neighborhood. The Dayton Food Bank Mobile Truck provided free produce, fruit, and bread products to clients who registered with the local food bank. This was the second Mobile Food Day event to be held inside a church location. The next event is schedule for November 29, 2018, at Grace United Methodist Church, 1001 Harvard Blvd., Dayton, OH 45406. (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon).
The Dayton Neighborhood Corps (Department of Planning & Community Development/U.D.) was responsible for the recruitment of volunteers including members from other community churches in Residence Park neighborhood. Other volunteers were members of the Residence Park neighborhood association, Dixon United Methodist Church, City of Dayton Community Development staff, Dayton Neighborhood Corps, Job Corps, and staff from the Dakota Center, Inc.
The following represents reporting from the Food Bank Pantry Trak System (November 15, 2018):
• Total Families Registered (served) 74
• New Families 64
• Families without Children 45
• Families with Children 29
• Total Individuals 228
• Children 75
• Adults 104
• Seniors 49
• # Pounds Received (Food) 9,798 lbs.
City of Dayton Planning and Community Development (Neighborhood Corps) promoted this event through area neighborhood associations, area churches, staff, and volunteers. Major media and news networks were notified.
Mrs. Mary Walker, Community Resource Chairman (Dixon Methodist Church) assisted with this event. Rev. Dr. Bridget Weatherspoon is the Pastor of Dixon United Methodist Church.
