Fighting Hunger Games Food Drive set for October 13
Sierra Mitchell, with the Afton Food Pantry, discussed the event during an October 5 appearance on the Weekday Wake-up. Youth volunteers will distribute door hangers to approximately 5,000 homes, then return from 6 to 8 p.m. on collection night…
From 102 Cans to 48,000 Lives: Afton Food Pantry marks 10 years of service
This feature appeared in the September 30, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent – When the Afton Food Pantry opened in September 2016, it had a borrowed building, a $1,000 donation, and just 102 cans of green beans….
SVI Radio Interview: Sierra Mitchell – Fighting Hunger Games Food Drive
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County fair egg and produce entries can go to food pantry
Egg and produce items entered at the Lincoln County Fair for community booth judging can now be donated to the Afton Food Pantry immediately following the judging process. Growers who choose to donate their items receive a ribbon identifying…
SVI Radio Interview: Sierra Mitchel, Mobile Food Pantry
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Annual Mobile Food Pantry is this Friday
The Afton Food Pantry is hosting their annual Mobile Food Pantry this Friday in the Star Valley High School parking lot from 10:00 to 12:00 noon, or until food runs out. In order to control traffic congestion, participants are asked…
Food Drive brings in over 10,000 items
Afton Food Pantry’s 5th Annual Fighting Hunger Games Food Drive brought over 10,000 usable food items to the pantry’s shelves last week. Youth gathered boxes and bags that were left on front porches and at front doors throughout the upper…
Annual Fighting Hunger Games Food Drive begins
The Afton Food Pantry is hosting its 5th annual Fighting Hunger Games Food Drive on Wednesday, October 7, from 7-9 p.m. Youth groups from Osmond, Smoot, Fairview, Afton, Grover and Auburn distributed door hangers yesterday and have committed to…
SVI Radio Interview: Sierra Mitchell, Fighting Hunger Games Food Drive
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Afton Food Pantry among recipients of Wyoming Hunger Initiative Grant
The Afton Food Pantry is among a list of organizations across the State of Wyoming that is receiving a grant from the Wyoming Hunger Initiative. First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative allocated a total of $152,891 to help fund…