Food being collected for Metropolitan Community Church

NEBRASKA" IS A CHARITYORGANIZATION THATRAISES MONEY FOROTHER NON-PROFITS.OUR 3 NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS CAUGHT UP WITHTHEM AS THEY AREWORKING TO COLLECTFOOD FOR THE"METROPOLITANCOMMUNITY CHURCH."MANY EMPLOYEES ARESTILL OUT OF WORK ORFURLOUGHED.SO FOR SOME SHELTERSFOOD IS STILL FLYINGOFF THE SHELVES.KEEPING FOOD ON THESHELVES HAS BEEN ACHALLENGE FOR THEMETROPOLITANCOMMUNITY CHURCH.MISTY PRICE, EMPRESS28 OF NE, IMPERIALCOURT OF NE"THIS FOOD BANKHAS BEEN PUTTINGOUT EVERYTHINGON THEIR SHELVES,WE DECIDED TOWORK WITH MCCTO HOST A FOODDRIVE.THEY NEED A NEWFREEZER AND THEYNEED CANNEDGOODS TO PUTNON-PERISHABLESBACK ON THESHELVES"THE IMPERIAL COURT OFNE HAS BEEN AROUNDFOR 40 YEARS.THEY ARE RUN STRICTLYON VOLUNTEERS.DONATIONS TO HELP OUTTHE MCC WAS A PRIORITYBECAUSE THECOMMUNITY IN THATAREA IS IN GREAT NEED.SHELLIE FOSTER, FOODPANTRY MANAGER,METROPOLITANCOMMUNITY CHURCH"EVERY WEEK OURSHELVES ARE EMPTY.WE TRY TOACCOMMODATEPEOPLE WHEN THEYNEED FOOD, IOCCASIONALLYDELIVER TO SOMEPEOPLE WHO FOOD.WE NEED SHELFSTABLE FOOD.ANYTHING, WE WILLTAKE IT, OURCUSTOMERS VERYMUCH APPRECIATEIT.SINCE COVID 19 THEPANTRY HAS SEENAN EVEN GREATERINCREASE IN THEIRUSUAL DEMANDFOR FOOD.YOU CAN DROP OFFFOOD OR CASHYOU CAN DROP OFFFOOD OR CASHDONATIONS AT THEMETROPOLITANCOMMUNITY CHURCHTHIS WEDNESDAY FROM10AM - 5PM.VISIT OUR WEBSITE FORTHE ADDRESS.THIS IS DANIELLE DAVIS, 3NEWS NOW THISMORNING.COURTNEY"AD LIB"STILL TO COME ON3NEWSNOW THIS