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Plant an Extra Row

Affton Christian Food Pantry asks you to "Plant an Extra Row" in your garden this spring...and share that produce with families in need through the food pantry.

Has the increase in daylight and promise of warmer weather started you thinking about your garden?  Are you already nursing seedlings, looking forward to planting them in your yard?

What if your garden could do even more? What if your yield is even greater than you dare to hope?

By planting one extra row this spring, and donating that produce to your local food pantry, your hard work will go further.  Your fresh produce will feed families who cannot afford such a luxury!  Your hours of dedication will warm hearts as it fills bellies throughout the Affton area!

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The Affton Christian Food Pantry, located in the St. George Parish Center at 4690 Heege Rd in Affton, serves approximately 200 local families every month.  Last year, the ACFP provided groceries to 5,898 people living in Affton,  Of those served, 21% were children, and an additional 10% were Senior Citizens.

Your donated produce - the yield of just one extra row of seeds planted this spring - will feed families in need throughout the growing season.  Will you make this small addition to your garden, in hopes of making a big dent in hunger here in our neighborhood?

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For more information about the "Plant an Extra Row" program, please visit the Affton Christian Food Pantry website at afftonchristianfoodpantry.com or contact Executive Director, Jennifer Meehan, at info@afftonchristianfoodpantry.com.

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