The Pensacola Police Department (PPD), Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO), Pensacola Fire Department (PFD), and Escambia County Fire Rescue (ECFR) are going on strike against their beloved donuts Wednesday, June 20 through…
Tag: Manna Food Pantries
Letter Carriers celebrate the 25th Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
On Saturday, May 13, Escambia and Santa Rosa Letter Carriers will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger in our community. In its 25th year, the annual food drive has grown to…
Local credit unions donate $200,000 to Manna Food Pantries
Ten local credit unions made a combined donation of $200,000 to Manna Food Pantries during the kickoff event for Manna’s capital campaign for moving into a new location at 3030 North E…
Manna and Fill the Mayflower bring in food for 52000 meals
MANNA Food Pantries’ Ninth Annual Fill the Mayflower food drive brought in enough food to provide over 52,000 meals to the hungry. The food will be distributed through MANNA’s three pantries, the…
Manna purchases new headquarters on E Street
On Tuesday, MANNA Food Pantries purchased its new future home, the Pensacola Mill Supply Building on North “E†Street. The 23,000 square foot building is located less than two miles from MANNA’s…
Fourth Annual Fill the PSC Ambulance nets 4,000 lbs. of food for Manna
Pensacola State College’s fourth annual Fill the Ambulance food drive sponsored by EMT and paramedic students netted more than 4,000 pounds of donations for Manna Food Pantries recently. This was the largest…
PSC hosts Fill a Bowl for Manna Jan. 16
Press release: Warm up your January with a bowl of steaming soup at the ninth annual Fill a Bowl for Manna event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Jean and…
Manna Food Pantries only did what city officials told them
When Manna Food Pantries bought the old Pickens School property on Hayne Street, the Escambia County School District’s realtor, Danny Zimmern, told the non-profit that the land was zoned commercial. Inweekly has…
Circumstances surrounding proposed Manna warehouse support Schrey
Yesterday, former city planner Elizabeth Schrey told Inweekly that she lost her job in a “restructuring†of City Hall after she refused to lie to the Pensacola City Council about whether a…
MANNA’S Fill the Mayflower brings in food for 60,000+ meals
MANNA Food Pantries has concluded their 8th annual Fill the Mayflower food drive. This year, Fill the Mayflower will help provide over 60,000 meals to the hungry. The food will be distributed…
Step Up for Kids: childhood hunger in our community
Covenant Hospice, Gulf Power, Levin Law Firm, Farm Share, Public Policy 4 Kids, The Pensacola Welcome Committee and Every Child Matters Education Fund are co-sponsoring “Childhood Hunger: Community Impacts & Solutions,†a…
Manna puts Hayne Street property up for sale
Inweekly spoke this morning with Jay Bradshaw, past board chairman for Manna Food Pantries. Bradshaw said that Manna has decided not to build on the site of the old J. Lee Pickens…
Manna and Winn Dixie team up
MANNA Food Pantries is teaming up with Winn-Dixie for a four week in-store Community Donation Program to raise funds and awareness for the hungry in Northwest Florida. Customers and supporters are encouraged…
Krieger and Flounlacker named Champions of Service
Andrea Krieger, president/CEO of United Way of Escambia County, and Dede Flounlacker, Manna Food Pantries’ executive director, are recipients of the Volunteer Florida’s Champion of Service Award. The Champion of Service Award…
Palafox Wine Walk to benefit Manna Food Pantries
The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) and organizers of the Palafox Wine Walk announced today half the proceeds from the May Wine Walk will benefit Manna Food Pantries. In light of the extensive…
Fill the Mayflower for Manna
I would like to push this event one more time because of its importance to those less fortunate in our community. We have been supporters of Manna Food Pantries and have written…