Tarleton Serves volunteers at the Dublin Mobile Pantry Event

BY COPELAND WELCH / Multimedia Journalist 

The Dublin Mobile Pantry held a community service event on Oct. 5 at the First Baptist Church in Dublin, Texas. Members from the Tarleton Serves Organization attended the event and helped package food for families.

The food for the Dublin Mobile Pantry Event is sourced from the Tarrant County Area Food Bank and is sponsored by Erath County United Way and HOPE Inc. The Dublin Mobile Pantry is held on the first Thursday of each month from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

The Dublin Mobile Pantry is a project of HOPE Inc. and the First Baptist Church of Dublin. Jill Scott is the Executive Director at HOPE Inc.

“The church members have really taken on this project and make it happen each month,” Scott said. 

The Pantry came about during COVID-19 and monthly distributions began in May 2021. 

“My favorite part about these events is the fellowship amongst our volunteers and the opportunity to help serve our community and fill a need,” Courtney Scoggins, Ministry Assistant at The First Baptist Church said.

Tarleton Serves regularly volunteers at the Stephenville Community Pantry and heard about the Dublin Mobile Pantry through one of the organizers. Six volunteers from Tarleton Serves attend the Dublin Mobile Pantry Event on Oct. 5.

Mia Lombardo, Assistant Director of Marketing at Tarleton Serves, mentioned her favorite part of the event is the gratitude that comes from the people we are helping and getting to see the number of people impacted.

Due to a change in the fee structure and the number of families in need of food, the Dublin Mobile Pantry is in danger of not having the funds to continue. The Erath County United Way has been a large contributor and is continuously helping the pantry with funding.

The Dublin Community Pantry serves approximately 175 families in the community. 

the opportunity to help serve our community and fill a need,” Courtney Scoggins, Ministry Assistant at The First Baptist Church said.

Tarleton Serves regularly volunteers at the Stephenville Community Pantry and heard about the Dublin Mobile Pantry through one of the organizers. Six volunteers from Tarleton Serves attend the Dublin Mobile Pantry Event on Oct. 5.

Mia Lombardo, Assistant Director of Marketing at Tarleton Serves, mentioned her favorite part of the event is the gratitude that comes from the people we are helping and getting to see the number of people impacted.

Due to a change in the fee structure and the number of families in need of food, the Dublin Mobile Pantry is in danger of not having the funds to continue. The Erath County United Way has been a large contributor and is continuously helping the pantry with funding.

The Dublin Community Pantry serves approximately 175 families in the community.