Lane School Gets Involved in Bedford's Food Pantry

Lane School students visited the Bedford Food Pantry recently - Courtesy image — *Lane School students visited the Bedford Food Pantry recently – Courtesy image*

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Students from Ms. Hebert’s third grade and Ms. Maguire’s fifth grade classes at the Lt. Job Lane Elementary School are helping collect and donate items to the Bedford Food Pantry this year.

Bedford Food Pantry co-founder Peter Grey visited Lane School recently -- Courtesy image — *Bedford Food Pantry co-founder Peter Grey visited Lane School recently — Courtesy image*

Peter Grey, one of the founders of the Bedford Food Pantry, visited Lane School and gave students some background to this community service project.

He told how he became involved in starting the Food Pantry in Bedford 23 years ago, and how the food pantry works. He also answered student questions about his role and the food pantry.

Because Lane students will visit the pantry to deliver donations and help to shelve them, Grey gave students instructions on how best to place items on the shelves. He explained how students can find expiration dates on packaged foods, as donated items might be past their sell-by date.

Many students showed interest in volunteering at the pantry in future years.

Editor’s Note: The Bedford Food Pantry and Community Table are supported by donations, among this year’s efforts will be the annual Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot road race. Click here to visit the Turkey Trot’s Facebook page, and stay tuned to The Bedford Citizen for more information over the next several weeks.