Because DMARC is committed to providing food to 14 partner pantry sites at no cost, they rely on support from generous contributors. Financial contributions are used to buy food at wholesale while donated food items are sorted, repackaged and then given to the pantry sites. You can make your donations to support DMARC through our church by clicking the button for online giving, or by mailing a check to Polk City UMC with "DMARC Food Pantry" in the memo line.

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UPDATES FROM OUR DMARC CONGREGATIONAL DELEGATE

The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Warehouse continues to assist the hungry with their 14 pantry sites and Mobile Pantries. In July of this year, they served 10,578 people with 510 being first time pantry visitors. The largest group served at 41% were adults 18-64 years that were working or disabled. Children followed next with 28% from 0-17 years old. 16% were unemployed adults 18-64 years. Lastly were seniors 65+ years of 14%

I do appreciate that our congregation does not forget those in need. For the month of August, $360 was donated with our year to date amount totaling $5,730. With $10=40 meals, we are not forgetting that HUNGER DOES NOT TAKE A VACATION!!

If you wish to donate to DMARC, please visit our church website polkcityumc.org/give. NOTE: The current GivePlus Mobile Giving App will be discontinued after September 30, 2021. Be sure to download our new Vanco Mobile Giving App to continue giving through your mobile device. (If you have donated on the giving app previously, log-in and recurring gifts transfer over.) Go to the App Store or Google Play and download Vanco Mobile for free. Search for our church by name and select your gift amount, fund and frequency, enter your payment method, choose whether you want to cover processing fees and click submit to donate.

If you wish to write a check, please make it out to Polk City United Methodist Church with "DMARC Food Pantry" in the memo and mail to Polk City United Methodist Church, 1421 West Broadway. Polk City , Iowa 50226, attention: Finance Secretary. Also, whenever you are buying from Amazon please check out Amazon Smiles and consider DMARC for donations. 

Thank you for helping to feed those in need. It never disappears.
Your hungry neighbors appreciate all of the help you can give.

Questions? Contact Linda Pennington, Polk City UMC DMARC Delegate