Sherrodsville Food Pantry receives $750 and food donations from Carroll County Democratic Party

County Democratic Party Central Committee supports Wesleyan Church pantry with monetary gifts and nonperishable food collected at monthly meeting

Dave Devey, party chairman, left, Tom Postlethwait, Valerie Gardner, food pantry secretary and Janice Marciniak, party outreach chair received a donation.

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Published November 16, 2025 - 7:00 a.m.

The Sherrodsville Food Pantry at Wesleyan Church has received nonperishable food items and checks totaling $750 from the Carroll County Democratic Party Central Committee.

The food was collected during the party’s monthly meeting Nov. 10 at the Carroll County District Library. Food at the Wesleyan Church is distributed on an as-needed basis. For more information, call Valerie Gardner at 330-260-8506.

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