Junior League to Distribute Food for Needy in Lake Wales Jan. 25

The Junior League of Greater Winter Haven will be hosting a mobile food pantry in Lake Wales on Saturday morning, Jan. 25.

In conjunction with Feeding Tampa Bay, the volunteers will distribute free food to those in need. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Ouellette Law Firm, 151 E. Central Ave.

The Junior League moves the pantry to various locations throughout East Polk County. In November, the League distributed food for 121 households, including 263 children, in the Wahneta area.

The Junior League of Greater Winter Haven is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. For more information, visit the website at http://www.jlgwh.org/