Multiple Sites In Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermilion Parishes Providing Food, Supplies Thursday

BATON ROUGE , La. (September 18, 2008) -These are active food sites in Calcasieu Parish for Thursday, Sept 18th:

• Vinton City Hall (Calcasieu Parish), Hot Lunch – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hot Dinner – 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• West Calcasieu Arena in Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish), Hot Lunch – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hot Dinner – 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Maplewood Baptist Church in Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish), Hot Lunch – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hot Dinner – 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Lagrange Soccer Field in Lake Charles, behind the old Applebees (Calcasieu Parish), Hot Lunch – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hot Dinner – 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Managhan Center in Westlake (Calcasieu Parish), Hot Lunch – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Hot Dinner – 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Second Harvest Food Bank with Church of the King/PRC at Vineyard Church, Gulf Highway, Cameron Parish line
  Noon – 7 p.m., Non-perishable items, Water, MREs , Hot lunches served daily starting at 1pm, serving until meals are gone
• Second Harvest Food Bank at Greater St. Mary’s, 1401 Moeling Street, Lake Charles (clothing only)
  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Second Harvest Food Bank at Maplewood Baptist Church , 4501 Maplewood (Sulphur), Cleaning items, Beginning Wednesday after lunch

Second Harvest Food Bank has many other food distribution/pantry sites in the region – please call 211for other locations.

These are active food sites in CAMERON Parish for Thursday, Sept 18th: FOR CAMERON PARISH RESIDENTS ONLY!

• Salvation Army, Wednesday, Sept 17^th, Hot Lunch 11-1; Hot dinner 4-6, At the Grand Lake High School, front parking lot
• Salvation Army, Wednesday, Sept 17^th, Hot Lunch 11-1; Hot dinner 4-6, Hackberry Post Office

Cameron Parish in most areas still has 24 hour curfew.  Only in areas previously mentioned and posted (such as Grand Lake/Sweet Lake) have curfew hours shifted from 8pm through 6am.

Check-in for services for Cameron Parish residents will be held at the Cameron Council on Aging (951 Hwy 834), and they will be assisted by Catholic Charities staff. You will be able to get passes based on residency for POD distributions only from this check-in location.  Then, residents will be instructed to one of the sites:  Council on Aging or Hackberry Community Center. 

Other distribution locations for Cameron Parish residents:

• Sweet Lake Church, Water, MREs, cleaning supplies, other items, tarps

Additional sites will be opened as access to other areas is safe and only when approved through the Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness.

A mobile non-perishables distribution site has been established for Abbeville, Vermilion Parish for Thursday, Sept 18th, from 4-6pm at:

• Vermillion Health Care Center, Inc., 14008 Cheneau Road, (Off Hwy. 14 in Nunez), Boxes for 250 individuals/families