Storage unit turned into food pantry for summer

Manager to aid his church in helping care for others


How to donate

Stor-All Pisgah, 9841 Cincinnati-Columbus Road

Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FC United Methodist Church, 8320 Cox Road

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

What to donate

Canned items, especially meat like tuna or fish

Rice

Box foods: scallop potatoes, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes

Sugar

Four

Cooking oil

Ramen Noodles

Spaghetti sauce and other sauces

Canned juices

Baby formula

Diapers

Toilet paper

Shampoo

Deodorant

Soap

Intact clothing (place in plastic bag)

WEST CHESTER TWP. — A 15x15 ft. storage unit might be a little small for those moving. It’s not big enough to store a boat or a car.

But try to fill that unit with donations of nonperishable food and clothing items, and it might start looking a little bigger.

Paul Borgarding, manager of self-storage facility Stor-All Pisgah, 9841 Cincinnati-Columbus Road., is trying to fill one up.

“We’re calling it a summer food drive, because donations dwindle (in the summer). We’re trying to fill that gap,” he said.

He said he knew he wanted to give back to the community, but after becoming aware that his church, Faith Community United Methodist Church, 8320 Cox Road, had a food pantry, he felt a food drive was the best thing he could do.

Tara Yunker, co-director of missions at the church, said demand at the food pantry goes up in the summer. Students that would normally receive reduced or free lunches at school now need to be fed at home.

“Obviously if people are in need, it’s not just at a particular time of the year,” Borgarding said. “There are people that lose their jobs every day of the year.”

Borgarding is trying to make donating a timeless and painless task. Located right off Ohio 42, he hopes the high traffic volume will pull in donations.

“What if some of these people could stop by on their way to work and just drop off whatever they have? It probably wouldn’t take them two minutes,” he said.

Borgarding, who said he himself is solicited for donations “all the time,” understands that people can’t meet every request, but his is different.

“Most people have something in their home that they’re not going to use, whether it’s some kind of food or clothing item,” he said. “And we’d be happy to take that.”

Contact this reporter at (513) 483-5237 or kcano@coxohio.com.

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