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SVI Radio Interview: Sierra Mitchell, Mobile Food Pantry

Sierra Mitchell, Director of the Afton Food Pantry, stepped into the SVI Radio studio to promote the Mobile Food Pantry which is coming to the Star Valley community on Friday, May 24. The Food Bank of Wyoming provides the event…

Food Bank of Wyoming Mobile Food Pantry Coming to Afton this Friday

  • Four hundred families can take food home.   Afton’s Food Pantry is inviting all families from throughout Lincoln County to visit the Food Bank of Wyoming Mobile Food Pantry coming to Afton on Friday, May 24 between 11…

CEREALously SOUPer Bowl : Local elementary schools collect record amounts of food for Afton Food Pantry

• Osmond Elementary School remains SOUPer Bowl champ. Osmond Elementary School and Afton Elementary School conducted their annual winter food drive battle with their CEREALously SOUPer Bowl in February. Once again, Osmond emerged as the winner and will house 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…

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…

Drive Up Mobile Food Pantry coming this Saturday

◆ Enough food for 400-500 local families will be available For the third consecutive year the Food Bank of Wyoming is partnering with the Afton Food Pantry to host a drive up mobile food pantry this upcoming Saturday. The event…

Fighting Hunger in Our Community

◆ Feed your neighbor by participating in programs created by the Wyoming Hunger Initiative. By Breanna Call In the state of Wyoming, one out of five children do not know where their next meal is coming from. For some, that…

Helping the Hungry: How Food Needs Were Met During the Pandemic

Sierra Mitchell, President of the Afton Food Pantry and Regional Director of the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, delivers an entire beef to the Food Closet in Piney. Photo Credit: Wyoming Hunger Initiative ◆ Local and Statewide Community Stepped Up to Fill…