Prairie Land Food offers spirit of thankfulness

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Everybody loves a cheerful giver and PLF offers a great opportunity to be one! Purchase a Prairie Pak for a friend or neighbor, and/or for the your local food pantry and be a cheerful Christmas Elf for those you love and for those in need. Get one for yourself and your family as well and be ready for the holidays. The December Prairie Pak, for only $29, expects to include: 1 lb Ground Beef; 12 oz Beef Steak Strips; 20 oz Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets; 2 lbs Split Chicken Breasts; 12 oz Gusto Hardwood Smoked Bacon; 24 oz (8") Cherry Pie; plus a variety of seasonal fresh fruits & veggies.

Also available is the Meat Only Pak, which includes all the meat items in the regular Prairie Pak and/or the Fruit & Veggie Pak that has all the fresh fruits and veggies plus the Cherry Pie. Mix or match the regular Prairie Pak and/or any or all of the other available packages--whatever meets your family's tastes.

A very Merry Christmas to all from your friends and neighbors at Prairie Land Food!

Everyone loves a cheerful giver. Prairie Land Food offers a great opportunity to be one by purchasing a Prairie Pak basic food package for a friend or neighbor or the local food pantry. Large orders from groups or organizations are welcome.

Prairie Land Food is a non-profit organization that offers all families a variety of fresh, healthy food at a minimal cost. Its goal is to help families reduce their food expenses, while encouraging them to give back to their communities through a few hours of volunteer service. The volunteer service could be for an organization, church, school, or even just helping a neighbor or visiting an elderly or homebound person.

The basic Prairie Pak includes five meat items along with six types of fresh fruits or vegetables, plus a cherry pie. The meat items can be purchased separately, as can the fruit/veggie package.

Specials are also available each month. December specials are designed to help with holiday entertaining. They include a spiral sliced holiday ham, a Christmas meat and cheese box, a box of 4 one-pound T-bone steaks, and two 6-pound roaster boneless chickens.

There is no limit to the number of items purchased. Orders can be placed at a local site using cash, check, or EBT/food stamps. Online orders at june@prairielandfood.com can be paid for with credit card, debit card, bank draft, or food stamps. This is a secure website.

The deadline for ordering is Tuesday, December 4. Food will be available for pickup at the McCook YMCA on Saturday, December 15, from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m.

Prairie Land Food is offered in southwest Nebraska through the Family Resource Center, an agency which has provided a number of no-cost services for families since 1996. The Center is located at 1010 East 6th; the phone number is 308-345-2609.

Orders may also be placed through Darlene Leahy at 308-334-5353 in Trenton, Melody Ferneau at 308-278-2383 in Culbertson, and Gary Scott at 308-350-3923 in Indianola.