Help warm your neighbors: Coats and other winter items of all sizes will be accepted for donation next week.
Organizer Jill Mackey knows that as the cold winter months have officially hit the area, the needs of people have changed. This includes being able to stay warm. Mackey shared that people of all ages are in need of some…
SVHS student organizes coat drive
• Donations are being accepted through Thursday in the SVHS Counseling office and Afton Food Pantry. A Senior at Star Valley High School has organized a coat drive to support community members in need who do not have protection…
New Festival of Trees and Gingerbread House contest to be held Thanksgiving weekend in Afton
• Nov. 24 and 25. A new Star Valley Festival of Trees and Gingerbread House Contest is set to be held November 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Gather on 89 venue in Afton. The…
WHY YOUR STORY PODCAST: Sierra Mitchell, Afton Food Pantry
This week on the Why Your Story Podcast, Travis Osmond and Mary Jo Parker have both a serious and hilarious conversation with Sierra Mitchell, Director of the Afton Food Pantry.
Afton Food Pantry’s annual Drive-up Mobile Food Distribution is Saturday
◆ The truck brings enough to feed 400 families for a week, completely free with no application process. Afton Food Pantry is partnering with the Food Bank of Wyoming to provide a Drive-Up Mobile Food Distribution event on Saturday, May…
Upcoming food fundraiser events for the Afton Food Pantry
Afton Food Pantry Director Sierra Mitchell says it has a couple of upcoming events for food fundraisers and one of those is a connection with the Star Valley High School Basketball team. This event is Stuff the Bus where at…
Mounted Shooting returning to Afton this weekend
Nearly every year since 2016, the local mounted shooting club, formerly known as the Wyoming Desperadoes Mounted Shooters but known today as the Mountain High Mounted Shooters, has hosted an annual mounted shooting event, and this year is no different….
Afton Food Pantry Fundraiser to be held behind SVI parking lot Thursday July 28th from 11-1
The Afton Food Pantry is joining with SVI to hold a fundraiser Thursday July 28, from 11-1 in the parking lot behind the SVI building. The event will be a BBQ where hamburgers, chips, and drinks can be purchased for…
Afton Food Pantry accepts donation from Broulim’s and Associated Foods
◆ Food Pantry officials are extremely concerned about their continued ability to feed the hungry in Star Valley. Afton Food Pantry accepted a donation of $1633.49 from the Feeding the Hungry Food Drive through Broulim’s in partnership with Associated Foods…
Afton Food Pantry takes over Commodity program from senior center
The Afton Food Pantry has added another service option to local community members in need. TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), originally known as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), has been available through the Salt River Center in Afton….