CHESTER – The November Mobile Market attracted a large number of persons Wednesday, November 24th.
Cars and trucks lined the parking lot and roadway approaching the Cohen Field Parking lot Wednesday November 24. No, it wasn’t for a key baseball game or other sporting event, it was for the November Mobile Market sponsored by the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP).
The lot typically hosts four or five rows of vehicles at a normal Mobile Market, but on this special Thanksgiving Mobile Market the ot was completely covered with eight rows of automobiles, approximately 120 total.
Chester Food Pantry personnel noted that the November event was one of the biggest in the history of hosting Mobile Market food giveaways. Jim Beers Photo
The event provided Thanksgiving meals for 242 families. Patrons received a ” Meal in a Box” containing enough food supplies for a family meal including macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pies, green beans, corn, and sweet potatoes. As patrons moved down the line of food pallets, they also received 10 lbs. of potatoes, a bag of apples, squash, a frozen baking chicken, and a case of grapes. Food Pantry personnel report that this event was one of the biggest in Mobile Market history.
Bill Gross, Chester Area Christian Food Pantry volunteer, unloads a pallet of ice cold milk for the November 2021 Mobile Market held Wednesday November 24 at the Chester Cohen Recreation Complex. Jim Beers Photo
Five Junior High Students from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Chester volunteered at the November Mobile Market. Pictured (left to right) are: Logan McDonald, Jonathan Hayer, Nathan Jany, Natalie Shipley, and Hailey Yankey. With the students at far right is teacher Mrs. Pam Fogerson. Jim Beers Photo