Call is out to help food pantry - Pauls Valley Daily Democrat

Call is out to help food pantry - Pauls Valley Daily Democrat

Known as Samaritan Sunday, Pauls Valley churches and their members get the chance to offer a helping hand to a local food pantry this weekend.

It's all meant to help the Pauls Valley Samaritans, a pantry on a mission for years now to help low-income local residents in need.

For Samaritan Sunday church members are asked to bring a selected number of food items with them to worship services on Sept. 25.

The food items needed include canned meats, stew and chili, along with canned fruits and vegetables, Stovetop dressing and cornmeal mix. No home canned foods or glass jars.

Donations can be taken to church this Sunday, the local chamber of commerce during the week or the food pantry’s new home in the old NYA building in Wacker Park.

For a pick up of donations, call 405-207-9077 and leave a message.

More on Samaritan Sunday will come in the weekend edition of the PV Democrat.

•••

In other local news, the Pauls Valley High School “Pride of the Valley” marching band has earned yet another big award.

The “Pride” was named grand champion for the second straight year at the Oklahoma State Fair parade competitions this week.

It came Monday as there were approximately 50 schools in the parade competition, ranging from classes 2A to 6A.

In addition to being awarded grand champions of the parade, the PV band also finished with a handful of other honors in its class.

The Panther band got first place in Class 4A, the drumline received first place in Class 4A, the drumline received the overall grand champion drumline award and the Panther drum major, Tanner Gordon, received first place in Class 4A.