Several churches and the city of Hilliard have offered to help the pantry get up and running again, Koppenhoefer said. He called the service the pantry provides “vital” to the community. The Norwich Fire Department has helped collect non-perishables for the pantry for years, Grile said. “You know, we try to help all of our community members and all of our businesses, but this is the one that really is special to us,” Grile said. The fire department is also taking cash or checks made payable to “Hilliard Food Pantry” at the 5181 Northwest Parkway station.
Norwich Township Fire Department – the department that serves Hilliard – is continuing to help by collecting non-perishable foods at all three township fire stations. So, despite the fire, the work continues. “Ever since, let's say June of 2020, three years ago, we tripled the number of families that we serve month over month,” he said. Koppenhoefer said those who visit often work, but don’t make enough money to cover all of their expenses, especially with the cost of housing. The families come not just from the city, but also the larger Hilliard school district. The pantry serves around 1,300 families a month, said Koppenhoefer.
Kyle Koppenhoefer, Hilliard Food Pantry Board President “While yesterday may not have been as hot as some recent days, it's still very difficult for our firefighters to operate for so long and the heavy equipment and gear that they have in this heat,” Grile said. He said no one was hurt and most of the church building was saved, but that it was a difficult fire. Around 40 firefighters from four fire departments – Norwich Township, Washington Township, Upper Arlington and Columbus – fought the blaze for several hours, said Norwich Township Fire Battalion Chief Chris Grile. Koppenhoefer suggests families in immediate need visit Mid-Ohio Market on Norton Road. in the Life Community Church parking lot. Columbus Water Works (CWW) supplies drinking water and provides wastewater treatment to the Columbus area including Fort Moore as well as parts of. The pantry will resume distributing food on Thursday at 6 p.m. Columbus Water Works 447 followers on LinkedIn. And we can't serve it to the public,” Koppenhoefer said. “Even the food that was not damaged by either the fire itself or the water to put it out has been damaged by smoke. Hilliard Food Pantry Board President Kyle Koppenhoefer said that the structural damage was being assessed Monday, but it was clear that the food was a loss. Hilliard Food Pantry leaders spent much of the day exploring options to get operations started again after a Sunday afternoon fire swept through its warehouse and damaged the adjacent Life Community Church. When the wind blew, the smell of smoke wafted across the parking lot. A volunteer swept ash and debris Monday morning outside the Hilliard Food Pantry on Cemetery Road.
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