(KAIR)--A tradition of the holiday season returns this week for its 12th year, as Atchison-based MGP Ingredients and local non-profit agencies again team up to distribute food boxes of non-perishable items to Atchison-area families in need.
According to a release, the food distribution, known as the “Boxes of Blessing,” will run while supplies last, Friday, December 12, from 1 until 7 p.m., in the alley south of the Atchison Wholesale Grocery, located at 100 South 3rd Street. Drivers who wish to receive a food box are asked to line up on Main Street.
The project was inspired by a community program developed over two-decades ago at B.C. Williams, a Dallas-based ingredients distributor and producer of custom mixes, bases and concentrates. Initially focused on helping families in Texas and Tennessee, “Boxes of Blessing” was extended to the Atchison area in 2014.
As of last year, the “Boxes of Blessing” program has, since its inception, provided more than 185 tons of food to Atchison families.
