Food pantry holding fundraiser

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COLMESNEIL – The Heavenly Blessings Food Pantry is holding a fundraiser for the coming year. The organization’s mission is one of working together to end hunger in Tyler County.

Heavenly Blessings is a 501c(3) charitable organization that provides food, produce and dairy products to Colmesneil, Doucette, Rockland and Rocky Springs, and has been serving the community since 2019.

Currently Heavenly Blessings serves an average of 200 or more families, and 500 individuals per month. According to the organization’s volunteers, the number of those is need is growing, and many of the people Heavenly Blessings serves are senior citizens on fixed incomes who are facing difficult times in the current economic climate.

The organization appreciates any volunteer efforts that can be committed, and it also needs additional freezers, coolers and storage space. The contact for Heavenly Blessings is Teri Haddad, the director, who can be reached at 713-907-7494.

Heavenly Blessings is also taking any monetary donations that anyone can afford for its fundraiser. Checks can be mailed to Heavenly Blessings Food Pantry at 4277 Recreational Road 255, Colmesneil, TX 75938.