STERLING, Ill- A group of volunteers from the Whiteside County Senior Center Food Pantry accepted a Nutrition Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT) platinum award. The NEFPAT is implemented by University of Illinois Extension. The award signifies that the pantry offers nutritious foods to participants and promotes dignity to pantry guests by allowing choices within food options.
The pantry is open each Thursday afternoon from 1-3 p.m. at 1207 W. Ninth Street in Sterling.
The phone number is 815-622-9230
Photo: Whiteside County Senior Center volunteers, (l-r) Julie Sutton, Patty Martinez, Nazir Qureshi, Jewelene Pratt, and Megan Fiorini.
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