Local food bank staying put

The Food Bank of the Gallatin Adventist Community Services Center, 1210 South Willow, will stay where it’s at, according to Karen Reed, director.
The food bank leaders considered closing earlier this year in hopes that a new location and new leadership would continue efforts to serving this community. The food bank is a very labor-intensive enterprise, with boxes of heavy food being loaded and unloaded off trucks. The work was putting a strain on an aging group of volunteers.
Volunteers, some serving at the Service Center for as long as 18 years, have indicated they are willing to keep the food bank open. The Seventh Day Service Center Thrift Store will not be open March 18, due to parking lot construction.